Bellarena railway station serves the village Bellarena

Bellarena

Bellarena is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the A2 coastal road between Limavady and Coleraine, 6 miles north of Limavady. It is sometimes referred to as Ballyscullion or Drumavalley. In the 2001 Census the population was 291...

 and the broader Limavady

Limavady

Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991...

 area in County Londonderry

County Londonderry

The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...

, 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...

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Bellarena Railway Station has served several Railway companies since it first saw service on 18 July 1853. It was closed for goods traffic from 4 January 1965. The station was closed on 18 October 1976, but re-opened on 28 June 1982. The station buildings are now in private ownership. The stationmaster's house was renovated in the 1980s. The station buildings were converted to living quarters in 2005, but retain the external features. The station exterior boasts the very unusual and original station name in tiles. Bellarena Station is in a stunning setting at the foot of the majestic cliff face of Binevenagh

Binevenagh

Binevenagh or Benevenagh marks the western extent of the Antrim Plateau formed around 60 million years ago by molten lava. The plateau and steep cliffs extend for over 6 miles across the peninsula of Magilligan and dominating the skyline over the villages of Bellarena, Downhill, Castlerock and...

 and looks across Lough Foyle

Lough Foyle

Lough Foyle, sometimes Loch Foyle , is the estuary of the River Foyle in Ulster. It starts where the Foyle leaves Derry. It separates the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.-Transport:...

 at the Mountains of the Inishowen

Inishowen

Inishowen is a peninsula in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in the north of Ireland. It is also the largest peninsula in all of Ireland. Inishowen is a picturesque location with a rich history...

 peninsula

Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....

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The Railway companies that have operated trains serving Bellarena are:

• 1845–1861: Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
• 1861–1903: Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
• 1903–1923: Midland Railway – Northern Counties Committee
• 1923–1948: London Midland & Scottish Railway – Northern Counties Committee
• 1948–1949: British Transport Commission, Railway Executive - Northern Counties Committee
• 1949–1968: Ulster Transport Authority
• 1968–2008: Northern Ireland Railways

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is a two hourly service towards Derry Waterside or Belfast Great Victoria Street operated by Northern Ireland Railways.

On Sundays there are 5 trains in each direction.