Ballyclare Junction | |
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General information | |
Location | Ballyclare, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°41′58″N 5°58′07″W / 54.6995°N 5.9685°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | Ulster Transport Authority |
Key dates | |
1 February 1849 | Station opens as Ballynure |
1 October 1858 | Station renamed to Ballynure Road |
1 September 1875 | Station closed |
1 June 1877 | Station reopened |
3 November 1884 | Station renamed to Ballyclare Junction |
9 September 1961 | Station closes |
Ballyclare Junction railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Belfast to Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Despite the name, the physical junction for the branch line to Ballyclare was located a short distance along the line in the Antrim direction, at Kingsbog Junction.