Dromod railway station
Dromod railway station 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.[1]
Dromod Dromad  | |
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| Location | Clooncolry, Dromod, County Leitrim, N41 KA40 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.8590°N 7.9163°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DRMOD |
| Fare zone | L |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 | Station opened |
The station is shared with the short preserved section of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway.
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.[2] A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts.[3]
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford | InterCity Dublin-Sligo |
Carrick-on-Shannon |
See also
References
- http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
- "Dromod station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- Oram, Hugh (21 July 2016). "All aboard – An Irishman's Diary about the Cavan & Leitrim Railway". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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