Dromod railway station

Dromod Dromad
General information
Location	Clooncolry, Dromod, County Leitrim, N41 KA40 Ireland
Coordinates	53°51′32″N7°54′59″W / 53.8590°N 7.9163°W / 53.8590; -7.9163
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Bus operators	Bus Éireann TFI Local Link
Connections	469 564
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	DRMOD
Fare zone	L
Website	www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/station/dromod
Key dates
1862	Station opened
Location

Dromod railway station ^[1] serves the village of Dromod in County Leitrim and nearby Roosky in County Roscommon. It is a station on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo InterCity service. ^[2]

The station is shared with the short preserved section of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway. ^[3]

History

The station opened on 3 December 1862 and remains in operation, despite closing for goods services on 3 November 1975. Dromod was also a station on the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway. It opened on 24 October 1887 and finally closed on 1 April 1959. ^[4] A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts. ^[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Dromod Station". Our Irish Heritage. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
2. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
3. rogerfarnworth (9 May 2019). "The Cavan and Leitrim Railway – A Short History, and a look at Dromod Station". Roger Farnworth. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. "Dromod station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
5. Oram, Hugh (21 July 2016). "All aboard – An Irishman's Diary about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway". The Irish Times . Retrieved 24 May 2020.

External links

• Irish Rail Dromod Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Longford		InterCity Dublin-Sligo		Carrick-on-Shannon