Ballaghaderreen railway station
{{short description|Station in County Roscommon, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ballaghaderreen
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ga
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| image_caption = 659 Class G2 at Ballaghadereen on 31 July 1959
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| address = Station Rd.
| borough = Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon
| country = Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|53.900|-8.580|display=inline,title}}
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| platform = 1
| levels =
| tracks = 1
| original = Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway
| pregroup = Midland Great Western Railway
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| prenational =
| years = 2 November 1874
| events = Station opens
| years1 =
| events1 =
| years2 = 31 December 1875
| events2 = Station closes
| years3 = 24 March 1876
| events3 = Station reopens
| years4 = 27 January 1947
| events4 = Station closes
| years5 = 24 May 1947
| events5 = Station reopens
| years6 = 2 February 1963
| events6 = Station closes
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| opened = 1874
| closed = 1963
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| electrified =
|services={{s-rail|title=Disused Railways}}
{{Rail line|previous=Edmondstown|next=|route=Midland Great Western Railway
Ballaghaderreen branch line|col=00A550}}
}}
Ballaghaderreen railway station {{cite web|url=https://vymaps.com/IE/Ballaghaderreen-railway-station-3025854520766048/ |title=Ballaghaderreen railway station Sligo, Ireland Map on VYMaps}} was a station which served Ballaghaderreen in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was the terminus of the branch line from Kilfree Junction.
History
It was opened by the Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway in 1874 and operated by the MGWR.
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.{{cite journal|url=http://docplayer.net/27905707-Volume-7-july-1961-no-3.html|access-date=4 October 2017|title=THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH|date=July 2017|volume=7|issue=3|pages=14–16|journal=Irish Failfan News}}
References
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- {{cite book| first=R.V.J.| last=Butt| title=The Directory of Railway Stations| publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd| year=1995| isbn=1-85260-508-1}}
External links
- [http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20B/Ballaghaderreen/IrishRailwayStations.html Photos of the station] on Eiretrains
Category:Midland Great Western Railway
Category:Disused railway stations in County Roscommon
Category:Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1876
Category:Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1874
Category:Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1875
Category:Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1963
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