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Kilrea
Kilrea
General information
Location	Kilrea, County Londonderry; Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°56′51″N 6°33′38″W / 54.9475°N 6.5606°W
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Derry Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Key dates
18 February 1880	Station opens
28 August 1950	Station closes

Kilrea railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

History edit

The station was opened by the Derry Central Railway on 18 February 1880.^[1] It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in September 1901.^{[citation needed]}

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950 by the Ulster Transport Authority. The station served Kilrea.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Tamlaght		Derry Central Railway Magherafelt-Macfin Junction		Garvagh

Kilrea
General information
Location	Kilrea, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°56′51″N 6°33′38″W / 54.9475°N 6.5606°W / 54.9475; -6.5606
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Derry Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Key dates
18 February 1880	Station opens
28 August 1950	Station closes