Ardee railway station
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Ardee Baile Átha Fhirdhia | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sean O'Carroll Street Ardee, County Louth Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°51′23″N 6°32′11″W / 53.8565°N 6.5364°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Original company | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) | ||||||||||
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| 1 August 1896 | Station opens | ||||||||||
| 3 June 1934 | Station closes to passengers | ||||||||||
| 3 November 1975 | Goods service ends | ||||||||||
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Ardee railway station was a railway station which served Ardee in County Louth, Ireland. It was the terminus of a branch which diverged from the Belfast-Dublin line at Dromin Junction.[1]
History
The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway of Ireland in 1896. Ardee lost its passenger services in 1934 but goods traffic continued to flow until the 1970s. The last scheduled service was a special in October 1975, and the line was unused after that time, the goods service officially closed in November 1975.[2] The line was not officially abandoned until 1987, with the rails being 'lifted' shortly after.
The site today
Three small sites within the station site are recognised as protected structures, all of which were built in 1880, these include: the former railway station building, a two-storey red brick house (former station masters house) and a locomotive shed.[3]
The former railway station building is being used as a commercial premises for a local garage called Mid-Louth Garage, a company that has been operational since 27 May 1974.
The trackbed itself had been converted into a pedestrian walkway by the local Tidy Towns committee with financial help from Louth County Council in 2007 with further upgrades in 2014.
References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Ayers, Bob. "Irish Railway Stations Index" (PDF). Railscot.
- ^ "Louth County Development Plan 2015 – 2021" (PDF). Louth County Council. 2c: 61–62. 2015.
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