Ballykelly railway station
Ballykelly | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Ballykelly, County Londonderry Northern Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°03′15″N 7°02′18″W / 55.0541°N 7.0384°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Ulster Transport Authority | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 29 December 1852 | Station opens | ||||
| 20 September 1954 | Station closes | ||||
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Ballykelly railway station served the villages of Ballykelly and Walworth in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 29 December 1852.[1]
It closed on 20 September 1954.
Northern Ireland Railways are currently constructing a new passing loop at Ballykelly to help increase service frequency on the Belfast-Derry railway line.
There have been calls to reopen the station at Ballykelly, given its proximity to Limavady.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ballykelly station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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