Arva Road railway station

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Arva Road
General information
Location Arva Road, County Cavan
Ireland
History
Pre-grouping Midland Great Western Railway
Key dates
1886Station opened
1947Station closed to passengers
1952last passenger special
1955line closed to all traffic
1957line lifted
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Crossdoney   Midland Great Western Railway
Killashandra branch
  Killashandra

Arva Road railway station in County Cavan, Ireland was a former station on the Killashandra branch of the Midland Great Western Railway, Ireland. [1]

The Ordnance Survey of Ireland Discovery Series 1:50,000 map no. 34 shows the station locale. [2]

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References

  1. "Arva Road". Eiretrains - Irish Railways Past & Present. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. "Arva Road station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2011.