Moira railway station
Railway station in County Down, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moira railway station serves Moira in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite the station serving the County Down town, the station itself is located in County Antrim, the neighbouring Lagan Canal being the boundary. Moira station is the oldest building on the NI Railways network today having been opened on 18 November 1841.[1] The old, now redundant, signal box stands over the station on the Southbound side.
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Location | Moira, County Down. (Station in County Antrim) Northern Ireland | ||||||
Coordinates | 54.492°N 6.215°W / 54.492; -6.215 | ||||||
Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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Situated near the M1 motorway, the station is popular amongst commuters from the surrounding area.
In March 2014, NIR started construction of a new footbridge at the Portadown end of the station. The footbridge was completed in August 2014.