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Inny Junction railway station

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Inny Junction

Cavan or Derradd Junction[1]
General information
LocationDerradd, County Westmeath
Ireland
Coordinates53°39′37″N 7°26′53″W / 53.660221°N 7.448053°W / 53.660221; -7.448053
Elevation217 ft
Platforms3
History
Pre-groupingMidland Great Western Railway
Key dates
1869Station opened
1931Station closed to passengers
1941Station closed to staff

Inny Junction was a former station on the Dublin-Sligo railway line. It opened in 1869 and closed in 1941.[2] For the last decade it solely served as a staff halt. The MGWR branch to Cavan, which closed in 1960, diverged here. The station was located in a very isolated rural location.[3]

References

  1. ^ Link to historic map of Derradd Townlands.ie Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Inny Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20I/Inny%20Junction/IrishRailwayStations.html
  • Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1: 50,000 Discovery Series map no. 41 shows the station locale.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Multyfarnham   Midland Great Western Railway
Mullingar-Cavan
  Float