Loreto College Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Cavan, County Cavan Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°00′47″N7°22′36″W / 54.012929°N 7.376612°W |
Elevation | 164 ft |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Halt |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Key dates | |
1930 | station opened |
1957 | station closed |
1960 | line closed to all traffic |
1961 | line 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]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Cavan | Great Northern Railway Clones-Cavan | Ballyhaise |
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