Float | |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Borough: | Lisduff, County Westmeath |
Country: | Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.7095°N -7.4474°W |
Elevation: | 219 ft |
Structure: | Two story station house and goods shed, both extant. |
Platform: | 1 |
Pregroup: | Midland Great Western Railway |
Years: | 1856 (8 July) |
Events: | station opened |
Years1: | 1944 (24 April) |
Events1: | station closed |
Years2: | 1945 (10 December) |
Events2: | station reopens |
Years3: | 1947 |
Events3: | station closed to passengers |
Years4: | 1959 |
Events4: | last passenger special |
Years5: | 1960 |
Events5: | line closed to all traffic |
Float Railway Station was a former station on the Inny Junction to Cavan branch of the Midland Great Western Railway, Ireland. It opened in 1856 and closed in 1947. Due to the fuel shortage caused by World War Two, the station was closed for over a year and a half in 1944–1945.[1] [2]
http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20F/Float/IrishRailwayStations.htmlOrdnance Survey of Ireland 1: 50,000 Discovery Series map no. 41 shows the station locale.