Enniskillen railway station

Enniskillen
Location Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
UK
History
Original company Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
19 August 1854 Station opens
15 February 1859 New DE station opens
1 June 1860 LER relocates to DE station
January 1883 SLNCR start to share facilities at the station
1 October 1957 Station closes

Enniskillen railway station served Enniskillen in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 19 August 1854.

On 15 February 1859, the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened a station slightly further south in Enniskillen[1] and on 1 June 1860, the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway moved to share the facilities at this station.

On 18 March 1879 the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway opened a temporary station in Enniskillen. In January 1883, the temporary station was closed when the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway agreed to share facilities at the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway station.

It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

The Railway Hotel, Enniskillen.

It closed on 1 October 1957.[2]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Gortaloughan Halt   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Londonderry to Enniskillen
  Terminus
Lisbellaw   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Dundalk to Enniskillen
  Terminus
Mullaghy   Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway
Sligo to Enniskillen
  Terminus

References

  1. "Enniskillen (DE) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  2. "Enniskillen (LE) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.


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