Fintown railway station

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Fintown

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Fintown Railway train
General information
Location Fintown, County Donegal
Ireland
History
Original company Donegal Railway Company, County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Key dates
3 June 1903Station opens
15 December 1947Station closes to passenger traffic
10 March 1952Station closes to freight traffic
3 June 1995 [1] Station reopens as part of heritage railway

Fintown Railway station served the village of Fintown in County Donegal, Ireland.

Contents

The station opened on 3 June 1903 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Glenties to Stranorlar. It closed on 15 December 1947 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee closed the line from Glenties to Stranorlar in an effort to save money. [2] Freight services on the route continued until 10 March 1952.

The station re-opened on 3 June 1995 to serve the newly formed 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge Fintown Railway along a former route used by the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee. The railway runs from Fintown towards Glenties, alongside Lough Finn.

Fintown Railway station in 2010 Fintown Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2108930.jpg
Fintown Railway station in 2010

Routes

Fintown
Railway
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Fintown BSicon lDAMPF.svg
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Lough Finn
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Shallogan's Halt
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Glenties

See also

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Shallogan's Halt  Donegal Railway Company
Glenties to Stranorlar
  Ballinamore

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References

  1. "Fintown Railway". Branch Line News (1144): MR150. 27 August 2011. ISSN   1354-0947.
  2. "Fintown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

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