Monaghan railway station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 54°14′46″N 6°58′05″W / 54.246°N 6.968°W / 54.246; -6.968

Monaghan
Monaghan Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2653061.jpg
Monaghan railway station photographed on 14 October 2011
LocationMonaghan, County Monaghan
Ireland
History
Original companyUlster Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
2 March 1863Station opens
31 December 1959Station closes

Monaghan railway station was on the Ulster Railway designed by Sir John Macneil located in the Republic of Ireland.

History[]

The Ulster Railway opened the station on 2 March 1863.[1]

It closed to regular passenger traffic on 14 October 1957 but goods, mails and occasional passenger traffic continued until the end of 1959 . It was part of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland railway system.

Monaghan railway goods shed, now a furniture store.

Routes[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glaslough   Ulster Railway
Portadown to Clones
  Smithborough

References[]

  1. ^ "Monaghan" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.


Retrieved from ""