Gormanston railway station

Gormanston
Baile Mhic Gormáin
Iarnród Éireann
Location Gormanston
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°38′14″N 6°13′00″W / 53.6372°N 6.2168°W / 53.6372; -6.2168Coordinates: 53°38′14″N 6°13′00″W / 53.6372°N 6.2168°W / 53.6372; -6.2168
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code GSTON
Fare zone B
Key dates
1845 Station opened

Northern Commuter

Legend
Belfast–Dublin line
Newry(
one early-am
weekday trip
)
Northern Ireland
Ireland
border
Dundalk
to Navan
(freight only)
Drogheda
Laytown
Gormanston
Balbriggan
Skerries
Rush and Lusk
Donabate
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
DART Howth Branch
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
KilbarrackDublin Area Rapid Transit
RahenyDublin Area Rapid Transit
HarmonstownDublin Area Rapid Transit
KillesterDublin Area Rapid Transit
Clontarf RoadDublin Area Rapid Transit
The Royal Canal

Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Dublin-Rosslare line
to Bray and Rosslare Europort

Gormanston railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Baile Mhic Gormáin) serves Gormanston, County Meath, Ireland.

History

Station opened in May 1845.

It was the scene of a shooting during the Irish Civil War. On 29 May 1922, Staff Captain James Flanagan (Anti-Treaty IRA) was shot by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary.[1] [2]

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Balbriggan   Commuter
Northern Commuter
  Laytown

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. http://www.irishmedals.org/anti-treaty-killed.html
  2. "Gormanstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  3. "REPORT OF INQUIRY INTO THE COLLISION THAT OCCURRED AT GORMANSTON RAILWAY STATION ON 21ST OCTOBER, 1974." (PDF). Dublin: Department of Transport and Power via Rail Accident Investigation Unit. January 1975. Retrieved 16 May 2014.


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