Dromod railway station

Dromod

Dromad
Iarnród Éireann
General information
LocationClooncolry, Dromod, County Leitrim, N41 KA40
Ireland
Coordinates53°51′32″N 7°54′59″W / 53.8590°N 7.9163°W / 53.8590; -7.9163
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Bus routes2
Bus operators
Connections
  • 469
  • 564
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeDRMOD
Fare zoneL
Websitewww.irishrail.ie/en-ie/station/dromod
Key dates
1862Station opened
Location

Dromod railway station [1] 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.[2]

The station is shared with the short preserved section of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway.[3]

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.[4] A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dromod Station". Our Irish Heritage. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  3. ^ rogerfarnworth (9 May 2019). "The Cavan and Leitrim Railway – A Short History, and a look at Dromod Station". Roger Farnworth. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Dromod station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
  5. ^ Oram, Hugh (21 July 2016). "All aboard – An Irishman's Diary about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Longford   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo 		  Carrick-on-Shannon


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