Ghost Stations - Disused Railway Stations in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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1. Aldergrove railway station
2. Andraid railway station
3. Antrim railway station (Great Northern Railway)
4. Armoy railway station
5. Ballinderry railway station
6. Ballyboley Junction railway station
7. Ballycastle railway station
8. Ballyclare Junction railway station
9. Ballyclare railway station
10. Ballycloughan railway station
11. Ballygarvey railway station
12. Ballynashee railway station
13. Ballynure railway station
14. Ballyrobert railway station
15. Barn railway station
16. Bleach Green railway station
17. Capecastle railway station
18. Cargan railway station
19. Clough Road railway station
20. Collin railway station
21. Cookstown Junction railway station
22. Cross Roads railway station
23. Crumlin railway station
24. Dervock railway station
25. Doagh (BBR) railway station
26. Doagh railway station
27. Dunadry railway station
28. Dunloy railway station
29. Eden railway station
30. Glarryford railway station
31. Glenavy railway station
32. Gracehill railway station
33. Greencastle railway station
34. Headwood railway station
35. Kells (NCC) railway station
36. Kellswater railway station
37. Killagan railway station
38. Kilroot railway station
39. Kilwaughter Halt railway station
40. Knockanally railway station
41. Knockmore railway station
42. Macfin railway station
43. Monkstown railway station
45. Moorfields railway station
46. Mossley (NCC) railway station
47. Mount railway station
48. Muckamore railway station
49. Parkmore railway station
50. Randalstown railway station
51. Rathkenny railway station
52. Retreat railway station
53. Staffordstown railway station
54. Stranocum railway station
55. Toome Bridge railway station
56. Whitehouse (BBR) railway station
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_County_Antrim
Music : Cliff Side,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Library
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those actively passed through by passenger trains.
An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers.
Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.
Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples include many of the stations on the closed Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England.
1. Aldergrove railway station
2. Andraid railway station
3. Antrim railway station (Great Northern Railway)
4. Armoy railway station
5. Ballinderry railway station
6. Ballyboley Junction railway station
7. Ballycastle railway station
8. Ballyclare Junction railway station
9. Ballyclare railway station
10. Ballycloughan railway station
11. Ballygarvey railway station
12. Ballynashee railway station
13. Ballynure railway station
14. Ballyrobert railway station
15. Barn railway station
16. Bleach Green railway station
17. Capecastle railway station
18. Cargan railway station
19. Clough Road railway station
20. Collin railway station
21. Cookstown Junction railway station
22. Cross Roads railway station
23. Crumlin railway station
24. Dervock railway station
25. Doagh (BBR) railway station
26. Doagh railway station
27. Dunadry railway station
28. Dunloy railway station
29. Eden railway station
30. Glarryford railway station
31. Glenavy railway station
32. Gracehill railway station
33. Greencastle railway station
34. Headwood railway station
35. Kells (NCC) railway station
36. Kellswater railway station
37. Killagan railway station
38. Kilroot railway station
39. Kilwaughter Halt railway station
40. Knockanally railway station
41. Knockmore railway station
42. Macfin railway station
43. Monkstown railway station
45. Moorfields railway station
46. Mossley (NCC) railway station
47. Mount railway station
48. Muckamore railway station
49. Parkmore railway station
50. Randalstown railway station
51. Rathkenny railway station
52. Retreat railway station
53. Staffordstown railway station
54. Stranocum railway station
55. Toome Bridge railway station
56. Whitehouse (BBR) railway station
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_County_Antrim
Music : Cliff Side,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Library
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those actively passed through by passenger trains.
An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers.
Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.
Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples include many of the stations on the closed Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England.