Glaslough railway station

Glaslough
General information
Location	Glaslough, County Monaghan Ireland
Coordinates	54.316491°N 6.900671°W / 54.316491; -6.900671
Elevation	149 ft
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Tudor gothic style in dressed stone (extant)
Architect	Alfred G.S. Clayton
History
Original company	Ulster Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
25 May 1858	Station opens
14 October 1957	Station closes

Ulster Railway
Built later by GNR (Great Northern Railway of Ireland) Belfast Great Victoria Street Curve built later by Northern Ireland Railways Belfast Central Railway Adelaide Balmoral Finaghy Dunmurry Derriaghy Lambeg Hilden Lisburn Maze Broomhedge Halt Damhead Knockmore Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway Lisburn-Antrim railway line Moira Lagan Canal Pritchard's Bridge Lurgan Goodyear Halt Seagoe River Bann Portadown Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway Belfast–Newry railway line Richhill Retreat Halt Newry and Armagh Railway Armagh Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway Killylea Clogher Valley Railway Tynan and Caledon Northern Ireland Ireland border Glaslough Monaghan Smithborough Irish North Western Railway to Dundalk Clones Irish North Western Railway to Enniskillen Ulster Canal Redhills Ballyhaise GNR to Belturbet Loreto College Halt Cavan Midland Great Western Railway

Model of Glaslough Railway Station

Glaslough railway station was on the Ulster Railway and is located in the Republic of Ireland. Upon the Partition of Ireland in 1921 it became the first station south of the border on the line.

The Ulster Railway opened the station on 25 May 1858.

It is understood to have been one of the first in Ireland with flushing toilets.

It closed on 14 October 1957. Some station building remain but are used for other purposes and the signal box has been reconstructed on the site.

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tynan and Caledon		Ulster Railway Portadown to Clones		Monaghan