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Legatiriff Halt railway station

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Legatiriff Halt railway station is a disused railway station located near Ballinderry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Open in 1936 it was found on the Lisburn-Antrim line which had opened much earlier in 1871. The station was simple with a wooden platform and an old carriage as a waiting room. The station closed in 1960, on the same day as passenger services ended as a whole, although passenger services on the line ran again from 1974 to 2003. The station has since been demolished.

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Legatiriff Halt railway station
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