| 04/12/1855 | Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway
Opened from a new Ballymena station (just north of the Belfast and Ballymena Railway terminus Ballymena [1st] which closed) to Coleraine and Portrush. Stations opened at Ballymena, Killagan, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush |
| / /1875 | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Carries iron ore from Cargan to Ballymena on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway. |
| / /1878 | Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Doubled from Cookstown Junction to Ballymena. |
| / /1878 | Ballymena and Larne Railway
Act allows extension from Ballymena [Harryville] to Ballymena, alongside the main line, allowing connection to the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway. Act also allows extension form Ballyclare Paper Mill to Doagh. |
| / /1880 | Ballymena and Larne Railway
Extension to Ballymena opened. |
| / /1940 | Ballymena and Larne Railway
Closed from Ballyboley Junction to Ballymena. |
| / /1990 | Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Antrim to Ballymena singled. |
| / /1992 | Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Antrim to Ballymena restored in anticipation of the diversion of Londonderry trains via Whiteabbey, to be introduced with the opening of the Cross Harbour Link. Loops prepared at Kingsmoss and Templepatrick, and north of Antrim at Magherabeg. |
