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Bellarena railway station

Railway station in Northern Ireland

Summary

Railway station in Northern Ireland

Field	Value
name	Bellarena
symbol	rail
symbol_location	ni
image	New Station, Bellarena.JPG
image_caption	The new station under construction in 2016.
address	Bellarena
country	Northern Ireland
coordinates
structure	At-grade
lines
platform	2
tracks	2
years	1853
events	Opened
years1	1976
events1	Closed
years2	1982
events2	Re-opened
years3	2016
events3	Station moved to new site, passing loop constructed
owned	NI Railways
operator	NI Railways
mpassengers
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2023/24	passengers= 74,030 }}
map_type	Northern Ireland#Island of Ireland
map_caption	Location within Northern Ireland##Location on the Island of Ireland
route_map	{{switcher
{{Belfast–Derry railway line routemap	inline	y}}
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	14
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| [[File:NI Railways network.svg|300px]] (Click to expand) | Show NI Railways Network map | | Show Derry~Londonderry line route diagram | mapframe-zoom = 14 Bellarena railway station serves the village of Bellarena and the broader Limavady area in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The current two-platform station was opened in 2016, replacing the original single-platform 1853 station located on the opposite side of the nearby level crossing. The station is the local railhead for nearby HMP Magilligan.

Original station (1853-2016)

One feature Bellarena retains from BNCR days is the station name spelled out in tiles on the building

Bellarena station has served several railway companies since its first opening on 18 July 1853. The original station buildings were erected between 1873 and 1875 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.

It was closed for goods traffic from 4 January 1965, and to passengers from 18 October 1976, but was later re-opened on 28 June 1982.

The original station buildings are now in private ownership and were converted to living quarters in 2005, with the exterior boasting the station's name in a unique tile pattern. The stationmaster's house was renovated in the 1980s.

Current station (2016-present)

The original station, opened in 1853 and closed in 2016. The new station is located behind the camera.

In late 2015, work started on a new station at Bellarena, replacing the original 1853 station with one on a new site located on the other side of the adjacent level crossing. The new station opened to traffic on Monday 21 March 2016. Unlike the old station, the new station has two platforms, with a new passing loop replacing the one originally at Castlerock railway station. The original station features are still in existence and can easily be seen from the new station.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service towards or Belfast Grand Central operated by Northern Ireland Railways.

On Sundays there are 6 trains in each direction.

Belfast-Derry Line open, station closed Line open, station closed Coleraine-Derry

References

(17 April 2023). "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx".
(7 May 2024). "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf".
The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
"Bellarena station".
[http://www.translink.co.uk/present/NIR_3_O.asp "NIR timetable December 2009"] {{webarchive. link. (14 April 2010)

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