Drumhawnagh railway station

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Drumhawnagh
General information
Location Drumhawnagh, Cavan County Council
Ireland
Coordinates 53°52′21″N7°27′09″W / 53.872536°N 7.452363°W / 53.872536; -7.452363
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeWooden waiting room, goods shed, crossing keepers house. All extant
History
Original companyCavan Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Great Western Railway
Key dates
1877Station opened
1947Station closed to passengers
1959last passenger special
1960line closed to all traffic

Drumhawnagh (Drumhowna) Railway Station near Loughduff in County Cavan, Ireland was a former station on the Inny Junction to Cavan branch of the Midland Great Western Railway, Ireland. It opened in 1877 and closed in 1947. [1] [2] The previous station along the dismantled branch was Ballywillan whereas the next station along the dismantled branch to Cavan is Crossdoney.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ballywillan   Midland Great Western Railway
Inny Junction-Cavan
  Crossdoney

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References

  1. "Drumhawnagh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. "Drumhawnagh". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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