Manorhamilton railway station served the town of Manorhamilton in Ireland for 76 years from the line's opening to its closure.
Manorhamilton | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Manorhamilton , County Leitrim Connaught Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°18′06″N 8°09′45″W / 54.3015442°N 8.1623761°W |
| History | |
| Opened | June 1880 |
| Closed | 30 September 1957 |
| Original company | Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway |
Background
editManorhamilton railway station was the engineering headquarters of the Sligo Leitrim Company, and their workshops were located there. It was the principal passing place on the Sligo Leitrim and closed on the 30 September 1957 due to road competition along with the rest of the company. [1][page needed][2][page needed]
References
edit- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.