Crossdoney railway station

Crossdoney
Location Crossdoney, County Cavan
Ireland
History
Pre-grouping Midland Great Western Railway
Key dates
1856 Station opened
1947 Station closed to passengers
1959 last passenger special
1960 line closed to all traffic

Crossdoney Railway Station in County Cavan was a former station on the Inny Junction to Cavan branch of the Midland Great Western Railway, Ireland in the village of Crossdoney. It was also the junction for the branch line to Killashandra, the only intermediate station being Arva Road. The line opened in 1856 after the [1] well known architect George Wilkinson designed the station building in the modest Italianate style. The line closed to passenger traffic in 1947 and finally to goods traffic in January 1960.[2][3][4] The previous station along the dismantled branch was Drumhawnagh whereas the next station along the branch is Cavan.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Drumhawnagh   MGWR
Inny Junction-Cavan
  Cavan
  MGWR
Killashandra branch
  Arva Road

References

  1. Architectural Heritage of County Cavan
  2. "Crossdoney station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  3. http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20C/Crossdoney/IrishRailwayStations.html
  4. http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/wayoflife/stories/railwaysb.htm

Ordnance Survey of Ireland Discovery Series 1:50,000 map no. 34 shows the station locale. National Inventry of Architectural Heritage: www.buildingsofireland.ie

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