Ballaghaderreen railway station

Ballaghaderreen railway station [1]was a station which served Ballaghaderreen in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was the terminus of the branch line from Kilfree Junction.

Ballaghaderreen
Location	Station Rd. Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon Ireland
Coordinates	53.900°N 8.580°W
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
History
Opened	1874
Closed	1963
Original company	Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 November 1874	Station opens
31 December 1875	Station closes
24 March 1876	Station reopens
27 January 1947	Station closes
24 May 1947	Station reopens
2 February 1963	Station closes
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Edmondstown   Midland Great Western Railway Ballaghaderreen branch line   Terminus

History

It was opened by the Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway in 1874 and operated by the MGWR.[2]

The station included a goods shed, engine shed, turntable, sidings and cattle pens. The unusual station building at Ballaghaderreen, of rough stone, remains though very derelict. Part of the platform also survives. The goods shed, used by the GAA, remains complete with its typical long cattle bank platform. Since closure the water tower and single road engine shed have been demolished, their site replaced by a health centre. The terminus was unusual also for not having a signal cabin; the instruments were housed in the station building.[2]

The station closed with the branch line in 1963.[3]

References

1. "Ballaghaderreen railway station Sligo, Ireland Map on VYMaps".
2. "THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH". Irish Failfan News. 7 (3): 14–16. July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
3. "Railway Closures February 1963 - from Irish Railfans' News - Kilfree Junction- Ballaghaderreen". Irish Railway News. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.