Ballaghaderreen railway station
Ballaghaderreen | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Station Rd. Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon Ireland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°54′00″N 8°34′48″W / 53.900°N 8.580°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1874 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1963 | ||||||||||
Original company | Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Great Western Railway | ||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||
2 November 1874 | Station opens | ||||||||||
31 December 1875 | Station closes | ||||||||||
24 March 1876 | Station reopens | ||||||||||
27 January 1947 | Station closes | ||||||||||
24 May 1947 | Station reopens | ||||||||||
2 February 1963 | Station closes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Ballaghaderreen railway station [1] was a station which served Ballaghaderreen in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was the terminus of the branch line from Kilfree Junction.
History
It was opened by the Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway in 1874 and operated by the MGWR.[2]
The station included a goods shed, engine shed, turntable, sidings and cattle pens. The unusual station building at Ballaghaderreen, of rough stone, remains, though very derelict. Part of the platform also survives. The goods shed, used by the GAA, remains complete with its typical long cattle bank platform. Since closure the water tower and single road engine shed have been demolished, their site replaced by a health centre. The terminus was unusual also for not having a signal cabin; the instruments were housed in the station building.[2]
The station closed with the branch line in 1963.[3]
References
- ^ "Ballaghaderreen railway station Sligo, Ireland Map on VYMaps".
- ^ a b "THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH". Irish Failfan News. 7 (3): 14–16. July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Railway Closures February 1963 - from Irish Railfans' News - Kilfree Junction- Ballaghaderreen". Irish Railway News. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
External links
- Photos of the station on Eiretrains