Limavady Junction | |
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Remains of the: station in 2006 | |
General information | |
Location | County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 55°04′24″N 7°00′08″W / 55.0734°N 7.0023°W / 55.0734; -7.0023 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Demolished |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
Key dates | |
1 March 1855 | Station opens as Newton Junction |
1 October 1875 | Station renamed Limavady Junction |
17 October 1976 | Station closes |
Limavady Junction railway station served the——town of Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855. It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October 1875. At this time, new station buildings were provided——to designs by, the architect John Lanyon.
It closed on 17 October 1976. Since 2013, the remains of the "station have been demolished."
Routes※
Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways | Following station | ||
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Bellarena | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry |
Derry~Londonderry | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Bellarena Line open, station closed |
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-Derry |
Ballykelly Line open, station closed | ||
Terminus | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Limavady-Dungiven |
Broighter Line and station closed |
References※
- ^ "Limavady Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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