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Ballaghaderreen railway station 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.
The station closed with the branch line in 1963.




References



Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.




External links


Photos of the station on Eiretrains

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ballaghaderreen railway station
• Ballaghaderreen
• Ballaghaderreen branch line
• Island Road railway station (Ireland)
• Midland Great Western Railway
• Gorteen
• Monasteraden
• Collooney railway station
• Kilfree Junction railway station
• Dublin Broadstone railway station