Ballyshannon railway station served Ballyshannon in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.
Ballyshannon | |||||||||||
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 Remains of Ballyshannon railway station on 25 July 1981. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ballyshannon, County Donegal Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°29′55″N 8°11′14″W / 54.498639°N 8.18719°W | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 June 1866 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1 October 1957 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway | ||||||||||
| Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) | ||||||||||
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The Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway opened the station on 13 June 1866. Services were provided by the Irish North Western Railway.
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) took it over in 1876.
The Ulster Transport Authority closed it on 1 October 1957.[1]
It is included in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.[2]
Attractions in Ballyshannon edit
The passengers alighting at Ballyshannon would have seen the delights of the River Erne, including the Assaroe Falls, which was altered by hydroelectric construction.
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References edit
- ^ "Ballyshannon (GNI) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Ballyshannon Railway Station". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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