Macfin railway station served the village of Macfin and the surrounding area in

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History

The station was opened 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 ...

on 1 July 1856. It was taken over by the

Northern Counties Committee The Northern Counties Committee (NCC) was a railway that served the north-east of Ireland. It was built to Irish gauge () but later acquired a number of narrow gauge lines. It had its origins in the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which opened ...

in January 1861 and closed to passengers in 1867. The station was relocated and reopened to passenger traffic on 19 February 1880 to coincide with the opening of the Derry Central Railway to

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, allowing ''Macfin Junction'' to be located immediately to the south-east of the station. That line was closed to passengers on 20 August 1950 and entirely between Macfin and . Macfin station was then closed on 20 September 1954.

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References

{{Commons Disused railway stations in County Antrim Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1856 Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1954