1863 – Railway Station, Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim

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Whiteabbey was the first major stop outside Belfast with the main station building on the up line constructed around 1863 with a canopy added fifty years later. The down line, to Portrush and Derry had a fine wooden building by Berkeley Deane Wise constructed in the 1890s. Both buildings were demolished and replaced with metal shelters in the 1980s.

Published January 19, 2016 | Last Updated February 8, 2026

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