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Retreat railway station (Northern Ireland)

Coordinates: 55°02′59″N 6°06′58″W / 55.049749°N 6.116145°W / 55.049749; -6.116145
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Retreat
General information
LocationCounty Antrim
Owned byBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Managed byBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Line(s)Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Key dates
May 1875Station opens
1940Station closes

Retreat railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway route and opened by that company in October 1876 for goods traffic only.

The station was only ever for freight loading, and was never open to passenger services.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Parkmore   Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Ballymena-Retreat
  Terminus

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

55°02′59″N 6°06′58″W / 55.049749°N 6.116145°W / 55.049749; -6.116145