Limavady Junction railway station
Limavady Junction railway station served the town of Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Limavady Junction | |
|---|---|
 Remains of the station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55.0734°N 7.0023°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| 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 |
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855.[1] It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October 1875. At this time, new station buildings were provided to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]
It closed on 17 October 1976. Since 2013, the remains of the station have been demolished.
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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