Cromore railway station

Cromore Portstewart
The station building on 15 August 2006 having lost some of its original features including the platform and some chimneys. There is a level crossing here.
General information
Location	Station Road Portstewart, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Counties Committee
Key dates
1 January 1856	Station opens as Portstewart
9 September 1963	Station closes to passengers
10 March 1969	Station reopens as Cromore Halt
15 May 1988	Halt closes
Location Cromore Location within Northern Ireland

Cromore railway station (also known as Cromore Halt and Portstewart) served the seaside resort of Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

History

The station on 13 August 1983

The station was opened as Portstewart by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway in 1856.

From 1882 to 1926, the Portstewart Tramway provided a direct connection to the town of Portstewart and had its terminus at the station.

The station closed to passengers on 9 September 1963. It then re-opened as a request stop on 10 March 1969, named Cromore following the upgrade of the line and closed again on 15 May 1988.