Armoy railway station

Infobox Ireland disused station
name = Armoy
other_name = Oirthear Maí


caption =
locale = Northern Ireland
borough = County Antrim
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
line = Ballycastle Railway
manager = Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
platforms =
years = 18 October 1880
events = Station opens
years1 = 24 March 1924
events1 = Station closes
years2 = 11 August 1924
events2 = Station reopens
years3 = 3 July 1950
events3 = Station closes

Armoy was a station which served Armoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was located on the Ballycastle Railway, a narrow gauge railway line which ran from Ballycastle to Ballymoney, entirely in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The track gauge was 3 feet (914 mm).

History

The station was opened by the Ballycastle Railway, then absorbed into the Northern Railway of Ireland. Then it was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). The station then passed to the Ulster Transport Authority under whose management it was closed in July 1950.

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd
year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1

* [http://www.ballycastle.free-online.co.uk/info/railway/oldrailway.htm]