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Downhill railway station served the hamlet of Downhill in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

Downhill
General information
Location	Downhill, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	55.166446°N 6.820480°W / 55.166446; -6.820480
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Ireland Railways
Key dates
18 July 1853	Station opens
3 September 1973	Station closes

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 18 July 1853.[1] A station building and adjacent station house was erected in 1874 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]

It closed on 3 September 1973.

Routes

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Castlerock		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry		Magilligan
	Historical railways
Castlerock Line and station open		Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-Derry		Umbra Line open, station closed

References

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