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Monkstown railway station (Northern Ireland)

Coordinates: 54°41′36″N 5°55′05″W / 54.693412°N 5.917965°W / 54.693412; -5.917965
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Monkstown
Train at Monkstown station (1975)
General information
LocationMonkstown, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°41′36″N 5°55′05″W / 54.693412°N 5.917965°W / 54.693412; -5.917965
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingNorthern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1 July 1905Station opens
21 February 1981Station closes

Monkstown railway station (also known as Monkstown Halt) served the village of Monkstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

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The station was opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 1 July 1905.[1]

It closed along with the rest of the Bleach Green-Antrim line in 1978, but re-opened again for a short period in 1980 when York Road-Antrim stopping services were resumed. The station closed to passengers on 21 February 1981 when the line was once again mothballed. The line has since re-opened in 2001, however Monkstown station has remained closed.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Whiteabbey   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Mossley
Disused railways
Greenisland   Ulster Transport Authority
Belfast/Larne-Derry via Greenisland
  Mossley
  Historical railways  
Whiteabbey   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Belfast York Road-Ballymena
  Mossley

References

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  1. ^ "Monkstown Halt" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.