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Ballymena (1855-)

04/12/1855	Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway Opened from a new Ballymena station (just north of the Belfast and Ballymena Railway terminus Ballymena [1st] which closed) to Coleraine and Portrush.
/ /1875	Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway Carries iron ore from Cargan to Ballymena on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway.
/ /1878	Belfast and Ballymena Railway Doubled from Cookstown Junction to Ballymena.
/ /1878	Ballymena and Larne Railway Act allows extension from Ballymena [Harryville] to Ballymena, alongside the main line, allowing connection to the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway. Act also allows extension form Ballyclare Paper Mill to Doagh.
/ /1880	Ballymena and Larne Railway Extension to Ballymena opened.
/ /1940	Ballymena and Larne Railway Closed from Ballyboley Junction to Ballymena.
/ /1990	Belfast and Ballymena Railway Antrim to Ballymena singled.
/ /1992	Belfast and Ballymena Railway Antrim to Ballymena restored in anticipation of the diversion of Londonderry trains via Whiteabbey, to be introduced with the opening of the Cross Harbour Link. Loops prepared at Kingsmoss and Templepatrick, and north of Antrim at Magherabeg.