Monaghan railway station

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

Monaghan
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

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.


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