Cargan railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Cargan

| status = Disused

| image = Ballymena, cushendall, redbay rly, 1906.jpg

| caption = The line in 1906

| borough = Cargan, County Antrim

| country = Northern Ireland

| original = Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway

| pregroup = Belfast and Northern Counties Railway

| postgroup = Northern Counties Committee

| years = 1 July 1889

| events = Station opens

| years1 = 1 October 1930

| events1 = Station closes to passengers

| years2 = 12 April 1937

| events2 = Station closes

}}

Cargan railway station served the local mines and the village of Cargan and was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 1 July 1889, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The station connected to the local ironstone and bauxite mines via the Crommelin Mineral Tramway. The ore was then transported by rail to {{rws|Ballymena}} and thence to Larne for shipment.{{cite news |title=THE IRON MINES OF GLENRAVEL by Kevin J. O'Hagan |url=https://antrimhistory.net/the-iron-mines-of-glenravel-by-kevin-j-ohagan/ |website=Glens Of Antrim Historical Society |access-date=28 June 2021 |date=2016-08-08}}

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930 following the line's loss of passenger traffic. It then closed completely on 12 April 1937.

Routes

{{rail line

|previous = Cross Roads

|next = Parkmore

|route = Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Ballymena-Retreat

|col = C41E3A}}

References

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{{Jowett-Atlas}}
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Category:Disused railway stations in County Antrim

Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1889

Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1937