Maghera railway station

Maghera
General information
LocationStation Road
Maghera, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°50′43″N 6°40′06″W / 54.8452°N 6.6682°W / 54.8452; -6.6682
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDerry Central Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingNorthern Counties Committee
Key dates
18 December 1880Station opens
28 August 1950Station closes to passengers
1 October 1959Station closes

Maghera railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland.

History

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

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950 by the Ulster Transport Authority when they closed the line to passenger traffic. The line then closed completely on 1 October 1959. The station building is now part of the Maghera Business Centre and the goods shed is preserved at the Downpatrick and County Down Railway.

Maghera Goods Shed, now moved to Downpatrick railway station on the Downpatrick and County Down Railway.

Routes

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Knockloughrim   Derry Central Railway
Magherafelt-Macfin Junction 		  Upperlands

References

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