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Ballywillan | |||||||||||
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Location | Ballywillan, County Longford Ireland | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Great Western Railway | ||||||||||
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8 July 1856 | Station opened | ||||||||||
1947 | Station closed to passengers | ||||||||||
1959 | last passenger special | ||||||||||
1960 | line closed to all traffic | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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