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- ↑ "Drogheda-Oldcastle" (PDF). REPUBLIC OF IRELAND RAILWAYS & TRAMWAYS PASSENGER STATIONS & STOPS. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ↑ "Ardbraccan Crossing" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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