Edgeworthstown railway station explained

Edgeworthstown
Native Name:Meathas Troim
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Hughes' Station House, Edgeworthstown, County Longford, N39 R791
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.6886°N -7.6026°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Years:1855
Events:Station opened
Code:ETOWN
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:J

Edgeworthstown railway station serves the town of Edgeworthstown (Mostrim) in County Longford, Ireland.

Edgeworthstown station is served by national rail company Iarnród Éireann's Dublin to Sligo InterCity service and Dublin to Longford Western Commuter service.[1]

History

The station opened on 8 November 1855.[2]

It was formerly called "Mostrim railway station", from an anglicisation of the town's Irish language name, but this fell out of official usage by the 1990s.

Ticketing

Cheaper tickets can be purchased in advance, online at http://www.irishrail.ie. These can be collected from one of the two ticket vending machines at the station entrance. Tickets may also be purchased at full price before departure from these machines, or from the booking office if it is open.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. Web site: Edgeworthstown station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-09-05 . 26 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf . live .