Donegal railway station
Donegal | |
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General information | |
Location | Donegal,County Donegal Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°39′24″N8°06′31″W/ 54.65673°N 8.10855°W |
History | |
Original company | West Donegal Railway |
Post-grouping | County Donegal Railways Joint Committee |
Key dates | |
16 September 1889 | Station opens |
1 January 1960 | Station closes |
Donegal railway stationservedDonegalinCounty Donegal,Ireland.It was served by connections toDerry,KillybegsandBallyshannon.
History[edit]
The station opened on 16 September 1889 on theWest Donegal Railwayline fromStranorlartoDonegal.In 1906 the station, along with the rest of the line became part of theCounty Donegal Railways Joint Committee.The station closed on 1 January 1960.[1]However such was the attachment to the Donegal railways that after the line from Donegal town to Ballyshannon closed down in 1959, two of the railway workers continued to operate a freight service between the two towns for a month before therailwayBoss es inDublinrealised what was happening.[2]
Current status[edit]
The station buildings have since been restored by the County Donegal Railway Restoration Society, and from 1995 the home of theDonegal Railway Centre.[3]
Rail accident[edit]
In 1949, two trains collided head-on near Donegal. A driver and two passengers were killed.[2]
Routes[edit]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Clarbridge Halt | West Donegal Railway Stranorlar to Donegal |
Terminus | ||
Terminus | Donegal Railway Company Donegal to Killybegs |
Killymard Halt | ||
Terminus | Donegal Railway Company Donegal to Ballyshannon |
Hospital Halt |
References[edit]
- ^"Donegal station"(PDF).Railscot - Irish Railways.Retrieved27 April2012.
- ^ab"Railways and the 'Forgotten County' – an Irishman's Diary on Donegal's vanished rail network".The Irish Times.
- ^"Donegal Railway Heritage Centre".Retrieved29 December2021.