Castlerock railway station
Encyclopedia
Castlerock railway station serves the villages of Castlerock
, Articlave
and their surrounding hamlets in County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
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The station opened on 18 July 1853.
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On Sundays there are 5 trains in each direction.
Castlerock
Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated between Coleraine and Derry and is very popular with summer tourists, having numerous apartment blocks and three caravan sites. Castlerock Golf Club has both 9 and 18-hole links courses bounded by the beach, the...
, Articlave
Articlave
Articlave is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A2 coastal road, 7 kilometres west of Coleraine. It is a growing residential area and includes a range of commercial, social and community facilities. Its population grew by a third to 800 in the period...
and their surrounding hamlets 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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The station opened on 18 July 1853.
Service
Mondays to Saturdays there is a two hourly service towards Derry Waterside or Belfast Great Victoria Street operated by Northern Ireland RailwaysNorthern 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...
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On Sundays there are 5 trains in each direction.