Cookstown Junction railway station
Cookstown Junction railway station served the townland of Drumsough outside Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was a single island platform at the junction of the Cookstown extension to Magherafelt, Cookstown, Draperstown and Macfin.
Cookstown Junction | |
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The remains of Cookstown Junction / Drumsough station in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Randalstown, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.7495°N 6.2642°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 11 April 1848 | Station opens as Drumscough Junction |
| ca. 1850 | Station renamed Drumscough |
| November 1856 | Station renamed Cookstown Junction |
| 26 April 1976 | Station renamed Drumcough Junction |
| 17 October 1976 | Station closes |
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