Magilligan railway station
Magilligan railway station served the area of Magilligan in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Magilligan | |
|---|---|
 Magilligan railway station photographed on 6 May 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Magilligan, County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55.1519°N 6.8913°W |
| 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 November 1853 | Station opens |
| 17 October 1976 | Station closes |
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 1 November 1853.[1] A station building was erected between 1873 and 1875 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]
A very short-lived horse-drawn tram operated from this station to Magilligan Point in 1855. Towards the end of the station's life, it was used for prison visits to the nearby HMP Magilligan. It closed on 17 October 1976.
References
- "Magilligan 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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