Toome Bridge railway station
Toome Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Spanning time without a span, with the former railway bridge over the River Bann. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Toome, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°45′12″N 6°27′41″W / 54.7533°N 6.4615°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| History | |
| Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Northern Counties Committee |
| Key dates | |
| 10 November 1856 | Station opens |
| 28 August 1950 | Station closes to passengers |
| 1 October 1959 | Station closes |
Toome Bridge railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway's Cookstown branch line, which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland. Located in Toome in County Antrim on the River Bann with County Londonderry across the river.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]
The line was closed to passengers by the Ulster Transport Authority on 28 August 1950 and to goods on 1 October 1959.
Routes
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordstown | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown Junction-Cookstown |
Castledawson | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Toome Bridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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