Cullybackey railway station

Cullybackey railway station serves Cullybackey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Cullybackey
Cullybackey railway station in 1996
LocationCullybackey
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°53′17″N 6°20′41″W
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1 July 1856Opened
September 1856Closed
1 March 1865Reopened
18 October 1976Closed
28 June 1982Reopened
2008Refurbished

History

The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 1 July 1856.[1] It then closed in September 1856, and was re-opened on 1 March 1865.[2]

There was a further closure on 18 October 1976, and it re-opened again on 28 June 1982.

This station was temporarily closed while a major track relaying program was in operation between March and the end of June 2009. It reopened on 29 June 2009.

The listed station building is currently (2014) fenced off, bricked/boarded up and derelict. It has been replaced with a small 'bus shelter' type structure on the platform.

Incidents and accidents

On Friday, 24 March 2000, a woman died after a collision involving a passenger train and her car at a level crossing at Station Road, Cullybackey. None of the 88 passengers on board the train travelling from Belfast to Derry were hurt.[3] The platform at Cullybackey was lengthened to accommodate the longer trains in the evening, coming from Belfast.

Service

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Great Victoria Street. In the other direction there is an hourly service Londonderry Waterside, with the last service terminating at Coleraine

On Sundays services alternate between Londonderry or Portrush and the last service terminating at Coleraine in the other direction there is an hourly service to Great Victoria street.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Ballymena   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
   Ballymoney
  Historical railways  
Ballymena
Line and station open		   Ballymena, Ballymoney,
Coleraine and
Portrush Junction Railway
Ballymena-Portrush		   Glarryford
Line open, station closed

References
  1. "Cullybackey station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  2. "Cullybackey - A History". Antrim.net. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  3. "Crash victim's name released". BBC News. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2007.


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