Newbliss railway station

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Newbliss
General information
Location Newbliss, County Monaghan
Ireland
History
Original company Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
14 August 1855Station opens
14 October 1957Station closes
Location
Newbliss railway station

Newbliss railway station was on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway in the Republic of Ireland. It served Newbliss.

Contents

History

The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 14 August 1855. [1]

The station was closed to passenger traffic on 1 October 1957, due to the Northern Ireland government closing the cross-border lines in the north 2 weeks earlier, but survived to goods traffic until 1960.

Routes

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Monaghan Road   Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway
Dundalk to Enniskillen
  Clones

References

  1. "Newbliss" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.