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Dungloe railway station

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Dungloe

An Clochán Liath
General information
Locationnear Dungloe, County Donegal
Ireland
History
Original companyLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Post-groupingLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Key dates
9 March 1903Station opens as Lough Meala
1 November 1903Station renamed Dungloe Road (Lough Meala)
1 June 1904Station renamed Dungloe (Lough Meala)
1 March 1909Station renamed Dungloe
3 June 1940Station closes

Dungloe railway station served the town of Dungloe in County Donegal, Ireland.

The station opened on 9 March 1903 when the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway opened their Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway, from Letterkenny to Burtonport. It closed on 3 June 1940 when the LLSR closed the line from Tooban Junction to Burtonport in an effort to save money.[1]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kincasslagh Road   Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway   Burtonport

References

  1. ^ "Dungloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2008-05-24.