Mac Diarmada railway station

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Station approach.

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.

1 History
2 Naming
3 Gallery
4 References

[edit] History

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

[edit] Naming

In 1966 Sligo railway station was renamed Mac Diarmada Station after Irish rebel Seán Mac Diarmada from County Leitrim.^[2].

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Collooney		InterCity Dublin-Sligo		Terminus

[edit] Gallery

Station name plaque.	Elevated view of Catholic and Protestant Cathedrals from Sligo station.	Entrance to station.	Platform at Sligo.
Train terminating at Sligo.