Monaghan railway station

Coordinates: 54°14′46″N 6°58′05″W / 54.246°N 6.968°W / 54.246; -6.968

Monaghan

Monaghan railway station photographed on 14 October 2011
Location Monaghan, County Monaghan
Ireland
History
Original company Ulster Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
2 March 1863 Station opens
31 December 1959 Station closes

Monaghan railway station was on the Ulster Railway designed by Sir John Macneil located in the Republic of Ireland.

The Ulster Railway opened the station on 2 March 1863.[1]

It closed to regular passenger traffic on the 14 October 1957 but goods, mails and occasional passenger traffic continued until the end of 1959 . It was part of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland railway system.

Monaghan railway goods shed, now a furniture store.

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Glaslough   Ulster Railway
Portadown to Clones
  Smithborough

References

  1. "Monaghan" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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