Ballaghaderreen railway station explained

Ballaghaderreen
Native Name Lang:ga
Address:Station Rd.
Borough:Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.9°N -8.58°W
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Original:Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway
Pregroup:Midland Great Western Railway
Years:2 November 1874
Events:Station opens
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
Opened:1874
Closed:1963

Ballaghaderreen railway station [1] 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.[2]

The station closed with the branch line in 1963.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballaghaderreen railway station Sligo, Ireland Map on VYMaps.
  2. THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH. 4 October 2017. July 2017. 7. 3. 14–16. Irish Failfan News.
  3. Web site: Railway Closures February 1963 - from Irish Railfans' News - Kilfree Junction- Ballaghaderreen. 5 February 2013. 3 October 2017. Irish Railway News. live. 3 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003183852/https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/irnirishrailwaynews/railway-closures-february-1963-from-irish-railfans-t2657.html.