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Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station

Coordinates: 54°16′19″N 8°28′52″W / 54.272°N 8.481°W / 54.272; -8.481
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Sligo Mac Diarmada

Stáisiún Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada
Iarnród Éireann
Sligo station, 1948
General information
LocationKnappagh Road, Sligo, County Sligo, F91 K752
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates54°16′19″N 8°28′52″W / 54.272°N 8.481°W / 54.272; -8.481
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeSLIGO
Fare zoneR
Key dates
1862Station opened
1966Renamed as Mac Diarmada Station
Dublin-Sligo main line
Legend
Year
closed
Sligo Mac Diarmada
Sligo Quay freight terminal
2000
 Ballysodare
1963
Ballisodare River
Sligo, Leitrim and
Northern Counties Rly
to
Enniskillen
1957
proposed Western
Railway Corridor
to
Limerick
1963
 Collooney
Ballymote
Kilfree Junction
1963
to Ballaghaderreen
1963
 Boyle
Carrick-on-Shannon
Drumsna
1963
River Shannon
Cavan and Leitrim Railway Cavan and Leitrim Railway
 Dromod
Newtown Forbes
1963
 Longford
Edgeworthstown
Street & Rathowen
1963
to Cavan
1959
 Inny Junction
1931
 Multyfarnham
1963
 Clonhugh
1963
The Royal Canal
to Athlone
1964
 Mullingar
Killucan
1963
 Hill of Down
1963
River Boyne
 Moyvalley
1963
to Edenderry
1931
 Enfield
Ferns Lock
1963
 Kilcock
Maynooth
Blakestown
 Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
 Leixlip Confey
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
 Lucan North
1941
Barberstown
Docklands branch
to M3 Parkway
 Clonsilla
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Coolmine
 Coolmine
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
 Castleknock
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
 Blanchardstown
1937
 Navan Road Parkway
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Ashtown
 Ashtown
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
 Pelletstown
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
 Reilly's Bridge
1847
 Broombridge
Luas
 Liffey Junction
passengers 1937
goods 1977
 Dublin Broadstone
1937
 Glasnevin
1910
The Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Belfast–Dublin railway line
Docklands Dublin Suburban Rail
(Luas Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
 Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght and Saggart
Dublin-Rosslare railway line
to Rosslare Europort
 Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter = Western Commuter

Sligo Mac Diarmada station, also known as Sligo railway station, is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station, with two platforms. There is a passing loop at the approach to the station. It is named after Irish patriot Seán Mac Diarmada. Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway operator, runs inter-city rail services between Sligo and Dublin on the Dublin-Sligo railway line.

History

The station opened on 3 December 1862,[1] when Sligo acquired rail links to Dublin. The Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway linked to Enniskillen to the north in 1881. A link to Limerick and the south followed in 1895. The line to Enniskillen closed in 1957 and passenger services to Limerick closed in 1963. For many years CIÉ kept the latter line open for freight traffic, and although it is now disused, it forms part of the Western Rail Corridor redevelopment project.

The station building was burned down and destroyed on 11 January 1923 during the Irish Civil War. Seven engines where sent down the line to the quay and one crashed through a concreate wall into the harbour.[2]

Naming

In 1966 Sligo railway station was renamed Mac Diarmada Station after Irish rebel Seán Mac Diarmada from County Leitrim.[3]

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Sligo station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  2. ^ "Sligo station the scene of Civil War attack". The Sligo Champion. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ Gilligan, James (2006-12-19). "Restore name to Sligo rail station". Sligo Weekender. Sligo Weekender Ltd. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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