Carrigans railway station

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Carrigans
LocationCounty Donegal
Ireland
History
Original companyLondonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
19 April 1847Station opens
15 February 1965Station closes

Carrigans railway station served Carrigans, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland.

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 19 April 1847. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883, and became part of the Ulster Transport Authority on dissolution of the GNR in 1958. The station was closed, as was the entire Derry = Strabane - Omagh - Dungannon - Portadown line in 1965.

It closed on 15 February 1965.[1]

Routes[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Londonderry Cow Market   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1847-1850
  St. Johnston
Londonderry Foyle Road   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1850-1965
  St. Johnston

References[]

  1. ^ "Carrigans station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.


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