Ballaghaderreen railway station

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Ballaghaderreen
General information
LocationStation Rd.
Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon
Ireland
Coordinates 53°54′00″N8°34′48″W / 53.900°N 8.580°W / 53.900; -8.580
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened1874
Closed1963
Original companySligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 November 1874Station opens
31 December 1875Station closes
24 March 1876Station reopens
27 January 1947Station closes
24 May 1947Station reopens
2 February 1963Station closes
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Edmondstown   Midland Great Western Railway
Ballaghaderreen branch line
 Terminus

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]

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References

  1. "Ballaghaderreen railway station Sligo, Ireland Map on VYMaps".
  2. 1 2 "THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH". Irish Failfan News. 7 (3): 14–16. July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "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.