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Aldergrove
Aldergrove
General information
Location	Aldergrove, County Antrim; Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°38′44″N 6°14′29″W / 54.6455°N 6.2413°W
Other information
Status	Disused
Key dates
12 November 1871	Station opened
12 September 1960	Station closed

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Aldergrove railway station is a former railway station which served the hamlet/townland of Aldergrove in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was south of Antrim, near RAF Aldergrove and Belfast International Airport.

History

The station was opened in 1871 by the Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway, which in 1879 became part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). In 1958 it passed to the Ulster Transport Authority, which withdrew passenger services from the line and closed the station in 1960.

Proposals

As of 2014, it was proposed that Aldergrove railway station could be reopened to serve Belfast International Airport. As the Lisburn–Antrim railway line is closed, plans for a station to serve the airport (a few hundred yards away) are aspirational. The Department for Regional Development Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy stated in 2014 that a "re-opened Antrim to Knockmore/Lisburn line could also present an opportunity to establish a rail link to Belfast International Airport (BIA), although such investment is less likely to be economically viable until airport passengers grow to at least 10 million. Passenger throughput in 2013 was just 4 million. Given the important role of BIA as a gateway into Northern Ireland for tourism and inward investment, a feasibility study should be undertaken to consider investment in a rail link if passenger numbers grow towards 10 million by 2030 as predicted by the airport operator."^[1] By 2019, passenger numbers had grown to 6,278,563,^[2] before dropping to 4,818,214 in 2022.^[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Crumlin		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Lisburn-Antrim (disused)		Millars Bridge

References

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

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[2] CAA Annual Airport Data 2019 - Table 09 - Terminal and Transit Passengers

[3] CAA Annual Airport Data 2022 - Table 09 - Terminal and Transit Passengers

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-| name      = Aldergrove
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+{{Infobox station
-| locale    = [[Aldergrove, Northern Ireland|Aldergrove]]
+| name                = Aldergrove
-| borough   = [[County Antrim]]
-| years     =  [[12 November]] [[1871]]
+| status              = Disused
-| events    =  Station opened
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-| years1    =  [[12 September]] [[1960]]
+| borough             = [[Aldergrove, Northern Ireland|Aldergrove]], [[County Antrim]]
+| country             = Northern Ireland
-| events1   =  Station closed
+| years               = 12 November 1871
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+| events              = Station opened
+| years1              = 12 September 1960
+| events1             = Station closed
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-'''Aldergrove railway station''' served [[Aldergrove, Northern Ireland|Aldergrove]] in [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]]. Sited south of Antrim the station was near [[RAF Aldergrove]] and [[Belfast International Airport]].
+'''Aldergrove railway station''' is a former [[railway station]] which served the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]]/[[townland]] of [[Aldergrove, Northern Ireland|Aldergrove]] in [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It was south of Antrim, near [[RAF Aldergrove]] and [[Belfast International Airport]].
 ==History==
+The station was opened in 1871 by the [[Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway]], which in 1879 became part of the [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]]. In 1958 it passed to the [[Ulster Transport Authority]], which withdrew passenger services from the line and closed the station in 1960.
+==Proposals==
-Built by the [[Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway]], it became part of the [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]] . In 1958 it passed to the [[Ulster Transport Authority]]. Under this administration it closed.
+As of 2014, it was proposed that Aldergrove railway station could be reopened to serve [[Belfast International Airport]]. As the [[Lisburn–Antrim railway line]] is closed, plans for a station to serve the airport (a few hundred yards away) are aspirational. The Department for Regional Development Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy stated in 2014 that a "re-opened Antrim to Knockmore/Lisburn line could also present an opportunity to establish a rail link to Belfast International Airport (BIA), although such investment is less likely to be economically viable until airport passengers grow to at least 10 million. Passenger throughput in 2013 was just 4 million. Given the important role of BIA as a gateway into Northern Ireland for tourism and inward investment, a feasibility study should be undertaken to consider investment in a rail link if passenger numbers grow towards 10 million by 2030 as predicted by the airport operator."<ref>[https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/drd/railway-investment-priorisation-strategy_1.pdf paragraph 3.34]</ref> By 2019, passenger numbers had grown to 6,278,563,<ref>[https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Download/3951/e925ed1f-e4b5-4d12-ad1c-e95e0b5b3307/1330 CAA Annual Airport Data 2019 - Table 09 - Terminal and Transit Passengers]</ref> before dropping to 4,818,214 in 2022.<ref>[https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Download/9116/47a460b2-0592-4ef7-b24b-aa5e27ccfce4/5636  CAA Annual Airport Data 2022 - Table 09 - Terminal and Transit Passengers]</ref>
-==The future==
-Aldergrove railway station could be reopened to serve [[Belfast International Airport]].
-Currently, the line between [[Antrim railway station|Antrim]] and [[Lisburn railway station|Lisburn]] is closed so plans for a station to serve the airport (a few hundred yards away) are  aspirational. The [[Lisburn-Antrim railway line|line]], and plans for a station here, between [[Crumlin railway station, Northern Ireland|Crumlin]] and [[Antrim railway station|Antrim]] could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast circular route
 {{Disused Rail Start}}
-{{rail line|previous=[[Crumlin railway station, Northern Ireland|Crumlin]]|next=[[Millars Bridge railway station|Millars Bridge]]|route=[[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]]<br><small>[[Lisburn-Antrim railway line|Lisburn-Antrim]] (disused)|col=00bb00}}
+{{rail line|previous=[[Crumlin railway station, Northern Ireland|Crumlin]]|next={{stnlnk|Millars Bridge}}|route=[[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]]<br><small>[[Lisburn-Antrim railway line|Lisburn-Antrim]] (disused)</small>|col=00bb00}}
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+{{s-end}}
 == References ==
+{{reflist}}
-<references/>
 * {{Butt-Stations}}
 * {{Jowett-Nationalised}}
+{{UK railway stations}}
-{{UKrailwaystations}}
-{{Future Irish stations}}
+{{Proposed rail infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom}}
-{{coord |54.6451|-6.2413|type:railwaystation|display=title}}
 [[Category:Disused railway stations in County Antrim]]
-[[Category:Future railway stations]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1871]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1871]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1960]]
-[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1960]]
-{{NI-railstation-stub}}
+{{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub}}