Enniskillen railway station explained

Enniskillen
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
Country:UK
Coordinates:54.345°N -7.6276°W
Elevation:181 ft
Original:Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Postgroup:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Years:19 August 1854
Events:LER station opens
Years1:15 February 1859
Events1:New DE station opens
Years2:1 June 1860
Events2:LER relocates to DE station
Years3:18 March 1879
Events3:Temporary SLNCR station opens
Years4:January 1883
Events4:SLNCR start to share facilities at the station
Years5:1 October 1957
Events5:Station closes
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Enniskillen railway station served Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

History

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the first station in the town on 19 August 1854.

The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened a station slightly further south in Enniskillen on 15 February 1859;[1] on 1 June 1860, the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway moved so as to share the facilities at this station.

That station was taken over by the Great Northern Railway in 1876.

On 18 March 1879 the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway opened a temporary station in Enniskillen. In January 1883 the temporary station was closed, when the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway agreed to share facilities at the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway station. The lines to Enniskillen were closed on 1 October 1957 when the Northern Ireland Board made the GNRI close most of its cross-border lines to save money.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enniskillen (DE) station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2012-04-29.
  2. Web site: Enniskillen (LE) station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2012-04-29.