Ballaghaderreen railway station

Station in County Roscommon, Ireland

53°54′00″N 8°34′48″W / 53.900°N 8.580°W / 53.900; -8.580Platforms1Tracks1HistoryOpened1874Closed1963Original companySligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction RailwayPre-groupingMidland Great Western RailwayKey dates2 November 1874Station opens31 December 1875Station closes24 March 1876Station reopens27 January 1947Station closes24 May 1947Station reopens2 February 1963Station closesServices

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Edmondstown		Midland Great Western Railway Ballaghaderreen branch line		Terminus

Ballaghaderreen railway station ^[1] was a station which served Ballaghaderreen in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was the terminus of the branch line from Kilfree Junction.

History

It was opened by the Sligo & Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway in 1874 and operated by the MGWR.^[2]

The station included a goods shed, engine shed, turntable, sidings and cattle pens. The unusual station building at Ballaghaderreen, of rough stone, remains, though very derelict. Part of the platform also survives. The goods shed, used by the GAA, remains complete with its typical long cattle bank platform. Since closure the water tower and single road engine shed have been demolished, their site replaced by a health centre. The terminus was unusual also for not having a signal cabin; the instruments were housed in the station building.^[2]

The station closed with the branch line in 1963.^[3]

References

^ "Ballaghaderreen railway station Sligo, Ireland Map on VYMaps".
^ ^a ^b "THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH". Irish Failfan News. 7 (3): 14–16. July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^ "Railway Closures February 1963 - from Irish Railfans' News - Kilfree Junction- Ballaghaderreen". Irish Railway News. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.