Downhill railway station

Downhill railway station served the hamlet of Downhill in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

Downhill
postcard of Downhill railway station from 1905
General information
Location	Downhill, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	55.166446°N 6.820480°W / 55.166446; -6.820480
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Ireland Railways
Key dates
18 July 1853	Station opens
3 September 1973	Station closes
Location

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 18 July 1853.^[1] A station building and adjacent station house was erected in 1874 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.^[2]

It closed on 3 September 1973.

Routes

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Castlerock		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry		Magilligan
	Historical railways
Castlerock Line and station open		Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-Derry		Umbra Line open, station closed