Cromore railway station (also known as Cromore Halt and Portstewart) served the seaside resort of

Portstewart Portstewart () is a small seaside town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 7,854 people in the 2021 United Kingdom census. It is a seaside resort, neighbouring both Coleraine in County Londonderry and Portrush in Cou ...

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History

The station was opened as Portstewart by the

Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway The Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway was an Irish gauge () in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. History The railway was established under the chairmanship of the Rt Hon Hugh Seymour, with an authorised capital of £2 ...

in 1856. From 1882 to 1926, the Portstewart Tramway provided a direct connection to the town of

and had its terminus at the station. The station closed to passengers on 9 September 1963. It then re-opened as a

request stop In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a bus stop, stop or train station, station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or drop ...

on 10 March 1969, named Cromore following the upgrade of the line and closed again on 15 May 1988.

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* {{Coord, 55.17817, N, 6.687758, W, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Disused railway stations in County Londonderry Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1856 Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1988