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Macfin railway station

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Area
  
County Antrim

1 July 1856
  
Station opens

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Pre-grouping
  
Belfast and Northern Counties Railway

Post-grouping
  
Ulster Transport Authority

1867
  
Station closes to passengers

19 February 1880
  
Station relocated and reopened

Original company
  
Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway

Macfin railway station served the village of Macfin and the surrounding area in County Antrim.

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 and closed to passengers in 1867.

The station was relocated on 19 February 1880 to coincide with the opening of the Derry Central Railway to Magherafelt.

The station closed to passengers on 20 September 1954.

References

Macfin railway station Wikipedia