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Crossdoney
General information
LocationCrossdoney, County Cavan
Ireland
History
Pre-groupingMidland Great Western Railway
Key dates
1856Station opened
1947Station closed to passengers
1959last passenger special
1960line closed to all traffic

Crossdoney Railway Station in County Cavan was a former station on the Inny Junction to Cavan branch of the Midland Great Western Railway, Ireland in the village of Crossdoney. It was also the junction for the branch line to Killashandra, the only intermediate station being Arva Road. The line opened in 1856 after the well known architect George Wilkinson designed the station building in the modest Italianate style.[1] The line closed to passenger traffic in 1947 and finally to goods traffic in January 1960.[2][3][4] The previous station along the dismantled branch was Drumhawnagh whereas the next station along the branch is Cavan.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Drumhawnagh   MGWR
Inny Junction-Cavan
  Cavan
  MGWR
Killashandra branch
  Arva Road

References

  1. ^ "Crossdoney Railway Station, County Cavan". Buildings of Ireland, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Crossdoney station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  3. ^ http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20C/Crossdoney/IrishRailwayStations.html
  4. ^ http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/wayoflife/stories/railwaysb.htm

Ordnance Survey of Ireland Discovery Series 1:50,000 map no. 34 shows the station locale. National Inventry of Architectural Heritage: www.buildingsofireland.ie