Boyle railway station

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Boyle railway station serves the town of Boyle in County Roscommon, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 3 December 1862.{{cite web | title=Boyle station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-07 | archive-date=26 September 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | url-status=live }} Shepherd describes it as "an important station" with goods facilities including that for loading grain.{{sfn|Shepherd|1994|p=106}}

File:Train, Boyle station - geograph.org.uk - 2862724.jpg in 1975.]]

See also

References

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Sources

  • {{cite book |last=Shepherd |first=W. Ernest |year=1994 |title=The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History

|location=Leicester |publisher=Midland Publishing |isbn=1-85780-008-7 |oclc=32627031}}