Monaghan railway station

Monaghan
Monaghan railway station photographed on 14 October 2011
General information
Location	Monaghan, County Monaghan Ireland
Coordinates	54°14′46″N6°58′05″W / 54.246°N 6.968°W / 54.246; -6.968
History
Original company	Ulster Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
2 March 1863	Station opens
1 October 1957	Station closes to passengers
1 June 1960	Station closes

Monaghan railway station was on the Ulster Railway designed by Sir John Macneil located in the Republic of Ireland. It was part of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland railway system.

History

The Ulster Railway opened the station on 2 March 1863. ^[1] It closed to regular passenger traffic on 14 October 1957 but goods, mail and occasional passenger traffic continued until the end of 1959. After closure, CIÉ retained the site for use as a bus station.

An All-Island Strategic Rail Review jointly commissioned by the Irish and Northern Irish governments recommended the reopening of the station on a line between Mullingar and Portadown. ^[2]

Monaghan railway goods shed, now a furniture store.

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glaslough		Ulster Railway Portadown to Clones		Smithborough
	Proposed Services
Clones		All-Island Strategic Rail Review Mullingar-Portadown Line		Armagh

References

1. "Monaghan" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
2. "All-Island Strategic Rail Review makes 30 proposals to develop railways in Ireland". Railway Gazette International. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.