Athboy railway station
Athboy railway station was the terminus of a branch line which diverged from the Dublin to Navan line at Kilmessan Junction and served the village of Athboy in County Meath, Ireland.
Athboy Baile Átha Buí | |||||||||||
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 The station, circa 1900 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Navan, County Meath Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53.6221°N 6.9138°W | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 February 1864 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 25 January 1947 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Dublin and Meath Railway | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Great Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||||||||
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  Athboy Location within Ireland | |||||||||||
History
Opened by the Dublin and Meath Railway, the station was absorbed by the Midland Great Western Railway, and so joined the Great Southern Railways.
The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945. It then closed under this management.
References
- "(untitled)". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
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