Glenties railway station explained

Glenties
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Glenties, County Donegal
Country:Ireland
Postgroup:Donegal Railway Company
Years:3 June 1895
Events:Station opens
Years1:15 December 1947
Events1:Station closes

Glenties railway station served the village of Glenties in County Donegal, Ireland.

The station opened on 3 June 1895 when the Donegal Railway Company opened their line from Glenties to Stranorlar.

It closed on 15 December 1947 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee closed the line from Glenties to Stranorlar in an effort to save money.[1]

Freight services on the route continued until 10 March 1952.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenties station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2008-05-24 . 26 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626134745/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf . live .