Loreto College Halt

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Loreto College Halt
General information
Location Cavan, County Cavan
Ireland
Coordinates 54°00′47″N7°22′36″W / 54.012929°N 7.376612°W / 54.012929; -7.376612
Elevation164 ft
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeHalt
History
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Key dates
1930station opened
1957station closed
1960line closed to all traffic
1961line lifted

Loreto College Halt was a former halt on the Cavan to Clones Great Northern Railway (Ireland) line two miles from the town of Cavan. [1] The halt opened to coincide with the opening of Loreto College in Cavan, a secondary school of the same name. The school remains open. [2]

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Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cavan   Great Northern Railway
Clones-Cavan
  Ballyhaise

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References

  1. "Loreto College Halt" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. "Home - Loreto College Cavan".