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Bellarena
The new station under construction in 2016.
General information
Location	Bellarena Northern Ireland
Coordinates	55°7′36″N 6°57′6″W / 55.12667°N 6.95167°W / 55.12667; -6.95167
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Line(s)	Derry~Londonderry
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1853	Opened
1976	Closed
1982	Re-opened
2016	Station moved to new site, passing loop constructed
Passengers
2022/23	55,822
2023/24	74,030
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Bellarena railway station serves the village of Bellarena and the broader Limavady area in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The current two-platform station was opened in 2016, replacing the original single-platform 1853 station located on the opposite side of the nearby level crossing.

Original station (1853-2016)

Bellarena station has served several railway companies since its first opening on 18 July 1853. The original station buildings were erected between 1873 and 1875 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.

It was closed for goods traffic from 4 January 1965, and to passengers from 18 October 1976, but was later re-opened on 28 June 1982.

The original station buildings are now in private ownership and were converted to living quarters in 2005, with the exterior boasting the station's name in a unique tile pattern. The stationmaster's house was renovated in the 1980s.

Current station (2016-present)

In late 2015, work started on a new station at Bellarena, replacing the original 1853 station with one on a new site located on the other side of the adjacent level crossing. The new station opened to traffic on Monday 21 March 2016. Unlike the old station, the new station has two platforms, with a new passing loop replacing the one originally at Castlerock railway station. The original station features are still in existence and can easily be seen from the new station.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service towards Derry~Londonderry or Belfast Grand Central operated by Northern Ireland Railways.

On Sundays there are 6 trains in each direction.

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

References

1. "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
3. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
4. "Bellarena station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
5. "NIR timetable December 2009" Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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Bangor Line	Bangor Bangor West Belfast Grand Central Botanic Carnalea City Hospital Cultra Helen's Bay Holywood Lanyon Place Marino Seahill Sydenham Titanic Quarter
Derry~Londonderry Line	Antrim Ballymena Ballymoney Belfast Grand Central Bellarena Botanic Castlerock City Hospital Coleraine Cullybackey Derry~Londonderry Lanyon Place Mossley West Whiteabbey York Street
Larne Line	Ballycarry Belfast Grand Central Botanic Carrickfergus City Hospital Clipperstown Downshire Glynn Greenisland Jordanstown Lanyon Place Larne Harbour Larne Town Magheramorne Trooperslane Whiteabbey Whitehead York Street
Newry/Portadown Line	Adelaide Balmoral Belfast Grand Central Derriaghy Dunmurry Finaghy Hilden Lambeg Lisburn Lurgan Moira Newry Portadown Poyntzpass Scarva
Portrush Line	Coleraine Dhu Varren Portrush University
Dublin Line	Belfast Grand Central Drogheda MacBride Dublin Connolly Dundalk Clarke Lisburn Lurgan Newry Portadown
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