Magherafelt railway station

Magherafelt railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.

Magherafelt
General information
Location	Station Road, Magherafelt, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.7606°N 6.6050°W / 54.7606; -6.6050
Platforms	2
Construction
Architect	Charles Lanyon
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Belfast and Ballymena Railway Derry Central Railway Draperstown Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Counties Committee
Key dates
10 November 1856	Station opens
28 August 1950	Station closes to passengers
1 October 1959	Station closes to goods
Location

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856 when they extended their Randalstown branch line to Cookstown.^[1] In 1860 the BBR became the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), which would go on to be absorbed by the Midland Railway in 1903, becoming the Northern Counties Committee (NCC). The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.^[2]

It was closed to passengers by the Ulster Transport Authority on 28 August 1950 and to goods on 1 October 1959.

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Castledawson		Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown branch line		Moneymore
Terminus		Derry Central Railway		Knockloughrim
Terminus		Draperstown Railway		Desertmartin