Inniskeen Inis Caoin | |
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202 ‘Louth' in Inniskeen Railway Station | |
General information | |
Location | Inniskeen County Monaghan Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°00′15″N 6°34′31″W / 54.004264°N 6.575387°W / 54.004264; -6.575387 |
Elevation | 170 ft |
Line(s) | Inniskeen to Carrickmacross line Dundalk to Enniskillen line |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Original company | Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
Key dates | |
1 April 1851 | Station opens |
14 October 1957 | Station closes to passengers |
1 January 1960 | Station closes completely |
Inniskeen railway station was on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway in the Republic of Ireland.
History
The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 1 April 1851. The station consisted of a substantial station house (extant), platforms, crane, turntable, water tank, goods shed and was also the junction for Carrickmacross.
The station was closed to passengers on 14 October 1957 following the closure of most of the GNRI's cross-border lines, but remained open for occasional goods and excursion traffic in the Republic until 1 January 1960.
Routes
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Dundalk | Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Dundalk to Enniskillen 1851-1925 |
Culloville | ||
Kellybridge Halt | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dundalk to Enniskillen 1925-1927 |
Culloville | ||
Kellybridge Halt | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dundalk to Enniskillen 1927-1957 |
Blackstaff Halt | ||
Terminus | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Inniskeen to Carrickmacross |
Essexford |
References
- "Inniskeen" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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