Letterkenny railway station (County Donegal Railways)

Letterkenny (CDRJC)
The current site of Letterkenny station, which is now the bus station.
General information
Location	Letterkenny, County Donegal Ireland
Coordinates	54°57′13″N7°43′43″W / 54.953697°N 7.728593°W / 54.953697; -7.728593
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Courtney & Co. Robert McAlpine & Sons
History
Opened	1 January 1909
Closed	1 January 1960
Original company	Strabane and Letterkenny Railway
Location

Letterkenny (CDR) railway station served the town of Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland. ^[1]

History

The station opened on 1 January 1909 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee built the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway from Strabane to Letterkenny. ^[2]

The station was built adjacent to the existing Letterkenny (LLS) railway station operated by the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway and had a siding connection to the system of this company.

The station had non-passenger facilities as freight was an important part of the business rationale for the railway's construction. There was a goods store, a crane, cattle pens, signal box, water tank, turntable and an engine shed.

The last train arrived on 31 December 1959. It closed on 1 January 1960. ^[3] CDRJC road services continued to use the station until they were taken over by CIÉ on 10 July 1971. ^[4] The station building is now used by Bus Éireann as the Letterkenny bus station.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Glenmaquin		Strabane and Letterkenny Railway		Terminus

References

1. Patterson, Edward M. (1962). The County Donegal Railways (1972 ed.). Pan Books. p. 193. ISBN   0-7153-4376-9.
2. Patterson, Edward M. (1962). The County Donegal Railways (1972 ed.). Pan Books. p. 57. ISBN   0-7153-4376-9.
3. Patterson, Edward M. (1962). The County Donegal Railways (1972 ed.). Pan Books. p. 98. ISBN   0-7153-4376-9.
4. "Transport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1971". Irish Statue Book. Retrieved 25 January 2024.