Doagh railway station (Belfast and Ballymena Railway)
Doagh | |
|---|---|
 CIE weed-spraying train passing the remains of Doagh station in 1983 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Doagh, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°43′07″N 6°01′22″W / 54.718518°N 6.022757°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 11 April 1848 | Station opens |
| October 1858 | Station renamed Ballyclare and Doagh |
| 3 November 1884 | Station renamed Doagh |
| 29 June 1970 | Station closes |
Doagh railway station served the village of Doagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[1]
The station was not located very near to the village from which it took its name, and by the end of its life, was served by very few trains. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1970.
References
[edit]- ^ "Doagh (NCC) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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