Donegal railway station

Donegal railway station served Donegal in County Donegal, Ireland. It was served by connections to Derry, Killybegs and Ballyshannon.

Donegal
Railway station buildings in Donegal, now the Donegal Railway Centre
Location	Donegal, County Donegal Ireland
Coordinates	54.65673°N 8.10855°W
History
Original company	West Donegal Railway
Post-grouping	County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Key dates
16 September 1889	Station opens
1 January 1960	Station closes

History

The station opened on 16 September 1889 on the West Donegal Railway line from Stranorlar to Donegal. In 1906 the station, along with the rest of the line became part of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee. The station closed on 1 January 1960.[1] However such was the attachment to the Donegal railways that after the line from Donegal town to Ballyshannon closed down in 1959, two of the railway workers continued to operate a freight service between the two towns for a month before the railway bosses in Dublin realised what was happening.[2]

Current Status

The station buildings have since been restored by the County Donegal Railway Restoration Society, and from 1995 the home of the Donegal Railway Centre.[3]

Rail accident

In 1949, two trains collided head-on near Donegal. A driver and two passengers were killed.[4]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clarbridge Halt		West Donegal Railway Stranorlar to Donegal		Terminus
Terminus		Donegal Railway Company Donegal to Killybegs		Killymard Halt
Terminus		Donegal Railway Company Donegal to Ballyshannon		Hospital Halt

References

1. "Donegal station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
2. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/railways-and-the-forgotten-county-an-irishman-s-diary-on-donegal-s-vanished-rail-network-1.2824286
3. http://donegalrailway.com/
4. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/railways-and-the-forgotten-county-an-irishman-s-diary-on-donegal-s-vanished-rail-network-1.2824286