Carrickmacross railway station

Carrickmacross railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in the Republic of Ireland.

Carrickmacross
LocationCarrickmacross, County Monaghan
Ireland
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
31 July 1886Station opens
10 March 1947Station closes

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) opened the station on 31 July 1886.[1] It closed on 10 March 1947.

The station building and platform have since been demolished, but the engine house, station house, water tower and a number of sheds remain. The former stationmasters house is also fully intact now used as a domestic residence.[2]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Essexford   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Inniskeen to Carrickmacross
  Terminus

References

  1. "Carrickmacross" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. "An Industrial Heritage Survey of Railways in Counties Monaghan and Louth, Part 2. Site Inventory, Volume 3" (PDF). Monaghan County Council and Louth County Council. December 2007. pp. 66–85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2013.


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