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Kilrea railway station

Coordinates: 54°56′51″N 6°33′38″W / 54.9475°N 6.5606°W / 54.9475; -6.5606
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Kilrea
General information
LocationDrumagarner Road
Kilrea, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°56′51″N 6°33′38″W / 54.9475°N 6.5606°W / 54.9475; -6.5606
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDerry Central Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingNorthern Counties Committee
Key dates
18 February 1880Station opens
28 August 1950Station closes to passengers
1 October 1959Station closes

Kilrea railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland.[citation needed]

History

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The station was opened by the Derry Central Railway on 18 February 1880.[1] It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in September 1901.[citation needed]

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950 by the Ulster Transport Authority following the line's closure to passenger traffic (and complete closure north of the station) and then closed completely on 1 October 1959 with the line's complete closure.

Routes

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Tamlaght   Derry Central Railway
Magherafelt-Macfin Junction
  Garvagh

References

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  1. ^ "Kilrea station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.