Ardara Road Halt railway station explained

Ardara Road Halt
Native Name:Ard an Rátha
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Killybegs, County Donegal
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:54.6604°N -8.4111°W
Original:County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Years:18 August 1893
Events:Station opens as Ardara Road
Years1:1910
Events1:Name changed to Ardara Road Halt
Years2:1 January 1960
Events2:Station closes

Ardara Road Halt was a station which served Ardara in County Donegal, Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Donegal Railway Company, and became part of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee railways in 1906 when the original company was bought jointly by the Great Northern Railway of Ireland and the Northern Counties Committee.

This organisation ran the line until its closure.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: S.I. No. 179/1959 - County Donegal Railways (Killybegs-Strabane, Letterkenny Strabane) Termination of Railway Services Order, 1959. Irish Statute Book.