Castleblayney railway station

Castleblayney
Castleblayney
General information
Location	Castleblayney, County Monaghan; Ireland
Coordinates	54°07′13″N 6°44′27″W / 54.12018°N 6.74073°W
History
Original company	Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
15 February 1849	Station opens
1 December 1910	Services to Armagh commence
2 April 1923	Services to Armagh cease
14 October 1957	Station closes to passengers
1 January 1960	Station closes completely
Location
Location

Castleblayney railway station was on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway in the Republic of Ireland.

History

The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 17 July 1854.^[1] The Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway extended their line from Keady to Castleblayney on 1 December 1910, connecting with Armagh, though the Partition of Ireland resulted in this extension closing on 2 April 1923.

The Irish North Western main line closed to passenger traffic on 14 October 1957 following the closure of most of the GNRI's cross-border lines, but survived for occasional goods and excursion traffic until 1 January 1960.

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Culloville		Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Dundalk to Enniskillen		Ballybay
Creaghanroe		Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway Armagh to Castleblayney		Terminus

References

^ "Castleblaney" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[1] "Castleblaney" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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