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Ballymoney railway station

Coordinates: 55°4′0″N 6°30′50″W / 55.06667°N 6.51389°W / 55.06667; -6.51389
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Ballymoney
NI Railways
General information
LocationBallymoney
Northern Ireland
Coordinates55°4′0″N 6°30′50″W / 55.06667°N 6.51389°W / 55.06667; -6.51389
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Derry~Londonderry
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
4 December 1855Opened
1901-1902Rebuilt
1990Refurbished
2008Refurbished
Passengers
2022/23374,836 [1]
2023/24Increase 470,210 [2]
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Dublin railway line Belfast-Larne railway line Belfast-Newry railway line
City Hospital Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Botanic Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Lanyon Place Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
York Street Belfast-Larne railway line
Yorkgate
2024
York Road depot
York Road
1992
Fortwilliam Traincare Depot
Whiteabbey Belfast-Larne railway line
1963
Monkstown
1981
Mossley
1982
Mossley West
Ballyclare Junction
1961
Ballyclare branch line
to Lisnalinchy, Ballyclare
1930
Ballyrobert
1920
Doagh
1970
Templepatrick
1981
Dunadry
1954
Muckamore
1961
Antrim
Cookstown Junction
1976
1955
Kellswater
1971
Andraid
1850
1950
Ballymena
1940
Cullybackey
Glarryford
1973
Killagan
1973
Dunloy
1976
Ballymoney
1950
1950
Macfin
1954
Coleraine Coleraine-Portrush railway line
Coleraine Harbour
1963
Coleraine Waterside
1861
Barmouth
1856
Castlerock
Castlerock Tunnel
Downhill Tunnel
Downhill
1973
Umbra
1861
Magilligan
1976
Bellarena
Limavady Junction
1976
Ballykelly
1954
Carrichue
1954
Faughanvale
1859
Eglinton
1973
Derry~Londonderry
Location
Ballymoney is located in Northern Ireland
Ballymoney
Ballymoney
Location within Northern Ireland
Ballymoney is located in island of Ireland
Ballymoney
Ballymoney
Location on the Island on Ireland
Map

Ballymoney railway station serves the town of Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

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Station interior
Station interior
Platform 1
Platform 1
Ballymoney Station on 2 July 1983

Ballymoney station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 4 December 1855.

The station was rebuilt between 1901 and 1902 to designs by Berkeley Deane Wise in a Cottage style. The cast ironwork forming the station canopy was provided by MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry of Glasgow, and the cast iron footbridge was provided by the Sun Foundry of George Smith and Company in Glasgow.

Goods traffic was ceased on Monday 4 January 1965.[citation needed]

The station was also the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Ballycastle Railway, which closed in 1950.

Service

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On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Belfast Grand Central and an hourly service to Derry~Londonderry. The last train of the day terminates at Coleraine

On Sundays an hourly service operates to Belfast Grand Central. In the other direction all services are alternate every hour between Derry~Londonderry and Portrush except for the last outbound train of the evening, which terminates at Coleraine.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Cullybackey   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry Line
  Coleraine
  Historical railways  
Terminus   Ballycastle Railway
Ballymoney-Ballycastle
  Dervock
Line and station closed
Dunloy
Line open, station closed
  Ballymena, Ballymoney,
Coleraine and
Portrush Junction Railway

Ballymena-Portrush
  Macfin
Line open, station closed

References

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  1. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.