Carrickmacross railway station

Carrickmacross
Carrickmacross
General information
Location	Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; Ireland
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
31 July 1886	Station opens
10 March 1947	Station closes

Carrickmacross railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in the Republic of Ireland.

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) opened the station on 31 July 1886.[1] It closed on 10 March 1947.

The station building and platform have since been demolished, but the engine house, station house, water tower and a number of sheds remain. The former stationmasters house is also fully intact now used as a domestic residence.[2]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Essexford		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Inniskeen to Carrickmacross		Terminus

References

"Carrickmacross" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
"An Industrial Heritage Survey of Railways in Counties Monaghan and Louth, Part 2. Site Inventory, Volume 3" (PDF). Monaghan County Council and Louth County Council. December 2007. pp. 66–85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

53.9757°N 6.7116°W / 53.9757; -6.7116

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

[2] "An Industrial Heritage Survey of Railways in Counties Monaghan and Louth, Part 2. Site Inventory, Volume 3" (PDF). Monaghan County Council and Louth County Council. December 2007. pp. 66–85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2013.