Boyle railway station explained

Boyle
Native Name:	Mainistir na Búille
Symbol:	rail
Symbol Location:	ie
Address:	Station Road, Boyle, County Roscommon, F52 N603
Country:	Ireland
Coordinates:	53.9675°N -8.3042°W
Structure:	At-grade
Platform:	2
Years:	1862
Events:	Station opened
Code:	BOYLE
Owned:	Iarnród Éireann
Operator:	Iarnród Éireann
Zone:	N
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	14
Services Collapsible:	yes

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

History

The station opened on 3 December 1862.^[1] Shepherd describes it as "an important station" with goods facilities including that for loading grain.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

Sources

• Book: Shepherd, W. Ernest . 1994 . The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History . Leicester . . 1-85780-008-7 . 32627031.

External links

• Irish Rail Boyle station website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boyle station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-09-07 . 26 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf . live .