Enniskillen railway station
Enniskillen | |
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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.
It closed on 1 October 1957.[2]
Routes
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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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
- ↑ "Enniskillen (DE) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "Enniskillen (LE) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.