Clones railway station
Clones railway station was on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway in Ireland.
Clones | |
|---|---|
| Location | Clones, County Monaghan Ireland |
| History | |
| Original company | Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
| Key dates | |
| 26 June 1858 | Station opens |
| 1 October 1957 | Station closes |
The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 26 June 1858.[1]
On 11 February 1922 at the station a group of Irish Republican Army volunteers attempted to ambush a party of Ulster Special Constabulary policemen travelling on a train through Clones. The volunteers entered a carriage of a train and ordered the Specials to put their hand up. IRA. Commandant Matthew Fitzpatrick was shot and in the ensuing fight, 4 Specials lost their lives.[2]
It closed on 1 October 1957.
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbliss | Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Dundalk to Enniskillen |
Newtownbutler | ||
| Smithborough | Ulster Railway Portadown to Clones |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Clones and Cavan Extension Railway Clones to Cavan |
Redhills |
Former GNR line crossing the being restored Ulster Canal.
References
- "Clones" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- The Northern IRA and the early years of partition, 1920-1922. Robert John Lynch, Irish Academic Press, 2006
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