Randalstown railway station

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Randalstown
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Randalstown railway viaduct on the former Northern Counties Committee line.
Location
Place Randalstown
Area County Antrim
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Operations
Original company Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
History
11 April 1848 Station opens
28 August 1950 Station closes
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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Randalstown railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]

The station was moved and re-opened on 10 November 1856 when the line was extended to Cookstown.

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.


Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cookstown Junction   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown
  Staffordstown

References

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  2. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984

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