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Monkstown railway station

Monkstown railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Monkstown railway station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Monkstown railway station (also known as Monkstown Halt) served the village of Monkstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Background

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 1 July 1905. It closed along with the rest of the - line in 1978, but re-opened again for a short period in 1980 when -Antrim stopping services were resumed. The station closed to passengers on 21 February 1981 when the line was once again mothballed. The line has since re-opened in 2001, however Monkstown station has remained closed. |next = |route = Northern Ireland Railways<br><small>Belfast-Derry</small> |col = 0072BC}} |next = |route = Ulster Transport Authority<br><small>Belfast/Larne-Derry via Greenisland</small> |col = }}

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Coordinates
54.6934, -5.9180

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Where is Monkstown railway station?
Monkstown railway station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6934°, -5.9180°.