Ballykelly railway station

Ballykelly
General information
Location	Ballykelly, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	55.0541°N 7.0384°W / 55.0541; -7.0384
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Ulster Transport Authority
Key dates
29 December 1852	Station opens
20 September 1954	Station closes

Ballykelly railway station served the villages of Ballykelly and Walworth in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 29 December 1852.[1]

It closed on 20 September 1954.

Northern Ireland Railways are currently constructing a new passing loop at Ballykelly to help increase service frequency on the Belfast-Derry railway line.

There have been calls to reopen the station at Ballykelly, given its proximity to Limavady.

Routes

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Limavady Junction		Ulster Transport Authority Belfast-Derry		Carrichue
	Historical railways
Limavady Junction Line open, station closed		Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-L'Derry		Carrichue Line open, station closed

References

1. "Ballykelly station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.