Carrickmacross railway station explained

Carrickmacross
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Carrickmacross, County Monaghan
Country:Ireland
Original:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Postgroup:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Years:31 July 1886
Events:Station opens
Years1:10 March 1947
Events1:Station closes

Carrickmacross railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in the Republic of Ireland.

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) opened the station on 31 July 1886.[1] It closed on 10 March 1947.

The station building and platform have since been demolished, but the engine house, station house, water tower and a number of sheds remain. The former stationmasters house is also fully intact now used as a domestic residence.[2]

References

53.9757°N -6.7116°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carrickmacross . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2012-04-29.
  2. Web site: An Industrial Heritage Survey of Railways in Counties Monaghan and Louth, Part 2. Site Inventory, Volume 3. 31 July 2013. December 2007. Monaghan County Council and Louth County Council. PDF. 66–85. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230808/http://www.louthheritage.ie/publications_25_715113193.pdf. 3 March 2016. dead.