Inch Road | |
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General information | |
Location | Magherabeg, County Donegal Ireland |
Coordinates | 55°03′47″N7°27′06″W / 55.06315°N 7.4518°W |
Elevation | 22 ft. |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
Post-grouping | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
Key dates | |
9 September 1864 | Station opens |
6 September 1948 | Station closes to passengers |
10 August 1953 | Station closes to freight |
Inch Road railway station served Magherabeg in County Donegal, Ireland.
The station opened on 9 September 1864 on the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway line from Londonderry Graving Dock to Carndonagh.
It closed for passengers on 6 September 1948. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Tooban Junction | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Londonderry- Carndonagh | Lamberton's Halt |
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