Dunleer railway station

Dunleer Dún Léire
Dunleer station and platform on the Belfast-Dublin Line
General information
Location	Dunleer Ireland
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	1849
Closed	1984
Location

Dunleer railway station is a disused railway station on the Dublin-Belfast railway line in Dunleer, County Louth Ireland. Opened by the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway in 1851, ^[1] the station was the major stop between Dundalk and Drogheda. ^[2] The station survived longer than most following the rationalisation of the railway network,^{[ citation needed ]} until it was closed by Córas Iompair Éireann in 1984.

In the late 20th century, Dunleer's population expanded and it "developed into a local transport hub". ^[3] As of 2010, the local Dunleer Community Development Board were calling for the railway station to be reopened. ^[3] While the possibility of the station being rebuilt was referenced in local development plans published in 2009 by Louth County Council, ^[4] as of 2021 the National Transport Authority reportedly had "no plans" for a station at Dunleer. ^[5]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dundalk Clarke		Córas Iompair Éireann Dublin-Dundalk		Drogheda MacBride
Dromin Junction		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dublin-Dundalk		Drogheda

Disused Dunleer station building

References

1. "Dunleer station" (PDF). railbrit.co.uk.
2. "Dunleer station". eiretrains.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
3. "History". dunleer.net. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010.
4. "Louth County Council Development Plan Review (pre-draft submissions) 2009-2015" (PDF). 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Dunleer station hopes dashed as National Transport Authority says it has no plans for it". Drogheda Independent. Independent News & Media. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.