Place Dunloy 1 July 1856 Station opens | Area County Antrim 17 October 1976 Station closes | |
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Pre-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Post-grouping Northern Ireland Railways Original company Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway | ||
Dunloy railway station served the village of Dunloy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 1 July 1856. It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in January 1861.
The signal box at Dunloy was destroyed in 1921 and again in 1957 during periods of civil disturbance.
The station closed to passengers on 17 October 1976
There have been calls to reopen the station at Dunloy.
References
Dunloy railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA