Doagh railway station (Ballymena and Larne Railway)

Coordinates: 54°44′24″N 6°02′33″W / 54.739884°N 6.04248°W / 54.739884; -6.04248
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Doagh
Railway in 1906
General information
LocationDoagh, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBallymena and Larne Railway
Pre-groupingBallymena and Larne Railway
Post-groupingBallymena and Larne Railway
Key dates
1884Station opens
1 October 1930Station closes

Doagh railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.

History[edit]

The station was opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway on 1 January 1888. It was taken over by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway in July 1889. This was in turn taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in 1906.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1933.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Ballymena and Larne Railway
Doagh-Larne
  Ballyclare

References[edit]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

54°44′24″N 6°02′33″W / 54.739884°N 6.04248°W / 54.739884; -6.04248