Ballinderry railway station
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Ballinderry railway station served Upper Ballinderry
in County Antrim
, Northern Ireland
. It is currently closed to passengers.
The station was built for the Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway and opened on 13 November 1871. Translink
withdrew passenger services from the line when it reopened the more direct – route via . Translink stated that it was unable to maintain two routes to Antrim and after operating a skeleton service on the route announced that it would be mothballed. The line could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast – – Antrim – Belfast circular route.
Recently Northern Ireland Railways
removed the passing loop here and it also removed the one at Crumlin to make the line a long siding.
Upper Ballinderry
Upper Ballinderry is a small village to the east of Lower Ballinderry in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballyscolly, the civil parish of Ballinderry, the barony of Massereene Upper, and the Lisburn City Council area. Upper Ballinderry is about 10 miles north west of...
in County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is currently closed to passengers.
The station was built for the Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway and opened on 13 November 1871. Translink
Translink
There are several entities called Translink or TransLink, including*Translink , a proposed track-guided bus system linking Houghton Regis, Dunstable and Luton in England...
withdrew passenger services from the line when it reopened the more direct – route via . Translink stated that it was unable to maintain two routes to Antrim and after operating a skeleton service on the route announced that it would be mothballed. The line could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast – – Antrim – Belfast circular route.
Recently Northern Ireland Railways
Northern Ireland Railways
NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland...
removed the passing loop here and it also removed the one at Crumlin to make the line a long siding.