Cootehill railway station

Cootehill
Cootehill railway station viewed from the public road, 2006
General information
Location	Cootehill, County Cavan Ireland
Coordinates	54°04′17″N7°04′05″W / 54.0715°N 7.0680°W / 54.0715; -7.0680
History
Original company	Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
10 October 1860	Station opens
10 March 1947	Station closes to passengers and goods
20 June 1955	Station closes completely
Location Cootehill Location within County Cavan Show map of County Cavan Cootehill Cootehill (Ireland) Show map of Ireland

Cootehill Railway Station was on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway in the Republic of Ireland. It served the village of Cootehill in County Cavan.

The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 10 October 1860. ^[1]

The branch was closed to passenger traffic on 10 March 1947, but it remained open for light goods until 20 June 1955.

The old station and associated buildings now form Cootehill Livestock Mart. ^[2]

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Rockcorry		Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Ballybay to Cootehill		Terminus

References

1. "Cootehill" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
2. "Boost for Cootehill as livestock mart reopens". Farmers Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2015.