Eglinton railway station
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NIR 80 Class train passing through Eglinton station in 1979
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Location | |
Place | Eglinton |
Area | County Londonderry |
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Operations | |
Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
History | |
29 November 1852 | Station opens as Willsborough |
1 October 1853 | Station renamed Muff |
1 February 1854 | Station renamed Eglinton |
1873 - 1875 | New station buildings erected |
2 July 1973 | Station closes. (Regular services had ceased on 15 March 1971 but the station remained "available for use as required" |
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Eglinton railway station served Eglinton in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Willsborough on 29 November 1852.[1] It was renamed Muff on 1 October 1853, and Eglinton on 1 February 1854.
New station buildings were erected between 1873 and 1875 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]
It closed on 2 July 1973.
Routes
Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways | Following station | ||
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Limavady Junction | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry |
Culmore | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Faughanvale Line open, station closed |
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-Derry |
Culmore Line open, station closed |
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