Limavady Junction railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Limavady Junction
| status = Demolished
| image = 250px
| caption = Remains of the station in 2006
| borough = County Londonderry
| country = Northern Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.0734|-7.0023|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| platforms = 2
| original = Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
| pregroup = Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
| postgroup = Northern Ireland Railways
| years = 1 March 1855
| events = Station opens as Newton Junction
| years1 = 1 October 1875
| events1 = Station renamed Limavady Junction
| years2 = 17 October 1976
| events2 = Station closes
}}
Limavady Junction railway station served the town of Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855.{{cite web|title=Limavady Junction station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2012-04-29}} It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October 1875. At this time, new station buildings were provided to designs by the architect John Lanyon.The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
It closed on 17 October 1976.
Since 2013, the remains of the station have been demolished.
Routes
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{{rail line
|previous={{stnlink|Bellarena}}
|next={{stnlink|Derry~Londonderry}}
|route=Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
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{{Rail line
|previous=Bellarena
Line open, station closed
|next=Ballykelly
Line open, station closed
|route=Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Coleraine-Derry
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{{Rail line
|previous=Terminus
|next=Broighter
Line and station closed
|route=Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Limavady-Dungiven
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Category:Disused railway stations in County Londonderry
Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1976
Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1855
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