Dromod railway station

Dromod railway station serves the village of Dromod in County Leitrim and nearby Roosky in County Roscommon. It is a station on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo InterCity service.[1]

Dromod

Dromad
LocationClooncolry, Dromod, County Leitrim, N41 KA40
Ireland
Coordinates53.8590°N 7.9163°W / 53.8590; -7.9163
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeDRMOD
Fare zoneL
Key dates
1862Station opened

The station is shared with the short preserved section of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway.

History

The station opened on 3 December 1862 and remains in operation, despite closing for goods services on 3 November 1975. Dromod was also a station on the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway. It opened on 24 October 1887 and finally closed on 1 April 1959.[2] A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts.[3]

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Longford   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo
  Carrick-on-Shannon

See also

References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. "Dromod station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  3. Oram, Hugh (21 July 2016). "All aboard – An Irishman's Diary about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2020.


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