Ballyliffin railway station explained

Ballyliffin railway station
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Ballyliffin, County Donegal
Country:Ireland
Map Type:Ireland County Donegal#Ireland
Original:Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Postgroup:Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Opened:1 July 1901
Closed:2 December 1935

Ballyliffin railway station served Ballyliffin in County Donegal, Ireland. Built by the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway Company, the railway station was in use from 1901 to 1935.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1901 on the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway line from Londonderry Graving Dock to Carndonagh. The station closed for passengers on 2 December 1935.[1] It is now privately owned.

Architecture

According to its entry in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), the building is a "typical example of the railway stations along the Tooban to Carndonagh line". It has a pitched slate roof, red brick chimneystacks, and yellow brick detailing. The NIAH entry states that it retains a number of "original features of interest", such as decorative clay ridge comb tiles and horned timber sash windows.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballyliffin Halt station. Railscot - Irish Railways. 24 May 2008.
  2. Web site: Ballyliffin Railway Station, Ballyliffin, Ballyliffin, Donegal . 24 March 2024 . National Built Heritage Service.