Dromod railway station explained

Dromod
Native Name:Dromad
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Clooncolry, Dromod, County Leitrim, N41 KA40
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.859°N -7.9163°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Routes:2
Years:1862
Events:Station opened
Code:DRMOD
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:L
Mapframe:yes

Dromod railway station [1] serves the village of Dromod in County Leitrim and nearby Roosky in County Roscommon. It is a station on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo InterCity service.[2]

The station is shared with the short preserved section of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway.[3]

History

The station opened on 3 December 1862 and remains in operation, despite closing for goods services on 3 November 1975.Dromod was also a station on the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway. It opened on 24 October 1887 and finally closed on 1 April 1959.[4] A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dromod Station . 2022-08-11 . Our Irish Heritage . en.
  2. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  3. Web site: rogerfarnworth . 2019-05-09 . The Cavan and Leitrim Railway – A Short History, and a look at Dromod Station . 2022-08-11 . Roger Farnworth . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Dromod station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-09-05.
  5. News: All aboard – An Irishman's Diary about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway. The Irish Times. Hugh. Oram. 21 July 2016. 24 May 2020.