Letterkenny railway station (County Donegal Railways)

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Letterkenny (CDR)
LocationLetterkenny, County Donegal
Ireland
Coordinates54°57′13″N 7°43′43″W / 54.953697°N 7.728593°W / 54.953697; -7.728593
History
Original companyStrabane and Letterkenny Railway
Post-groupingCounty Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Key dates
1 January 1909Station opens
1 January 1960Station closes

Letterkenny (CDR) railway station served the town of Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland.

The station opened on 1 January 1909 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee built the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway from Strabane to Letterkenny.

The station was built adjacent to the existing Letterkenny (LLS) railway station operated by the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway and had a siding connection to the system of this company.

It closed on 1 January 1960.[1]

The station building is now used by Bus Eireann.

Routes[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glenmaquin   Strabane and Letterkenny Railway   Terminus

References[]

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