Knockloughrim railway station was on the

Derry Central Railway The Derry Central Railway was an Irish gauge () railway in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. History The line was authorised by the Derry Central Railway Act, 1877, and constructed from Macfin Junction (between Coleraine and Ballymoney) ...

which ran from

Magherafelt Magherafelt (, �mˠaxəɾʲəˈfʲiːlt̪ˠə is a small town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,805 at the 2011 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of the county and is the social, econo ...

Macfin Junction Macfin railway station served the village of Macfin and the surrounding area in County Antrim. History The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 1 July 1856. It was taken over by the North ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. The station served

Knockloughrim Knockloughrim or Knockcloghrim () is a small village near Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 186 people. Knockloughrim lies within the civil parish of Termoneeny and is part of the former ...

History

The station was opened by the

on 18 December 1880. It was taken over by the

Northern Counties Committee The Northern Counties Committee (NCC) was a railway that served the north-east of Ireland. It was built to Irish gauge () but later acquired a number of narrow gauge lines. It had its origins in the Belfast and Ballymena Railway that opened to ...

in September 1901. The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

References

Disused railway stations in County Londonderry Railway stations opened in 1880 Railway stations closed in 1950 {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub