Date: 29/10/2013

A new railway station has opened in Whitehead, County Antrim, but it is not an addition to the public transport network. The building is a replica of a 19th Century station and has been built by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI). It is part of a £4m redevelopment that is transforming the site from a place where enthusiasts maintain old engines into a new visitor attraction.

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A new railway station opens in Whitehead, County Antrim, but it is not an addition to the public transport network.

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