Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station

Sligo railway station, also known as MacDiarmada station (Irish: Stáisiún Mhic Dhiarmada), is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station which now has two platforms and an intermediate carriage siding. The railway at the station is elevated above the surrounding streets and the station building dominates its surrounds. There is a passing loop at the approach to the station. It is named after Irish patriot Seán Mac Diarmada. Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway operator, runs inter-city rail services between Sligo and Dublin on the Dublin-Sligo railway line.

Sligo Mac Diarmada

Stáisiún Mhic Dhiarmada
Iarnród Éireann
Sligo station, 1948
General information
LocationKnappagh Road, Sligo, County Sligo, F91 K752
Ireland
Coordinates54.272°N 8.481°W / 54.272; -8.481
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeSLIGO
Fare zoneR
Key dates
1862Station opened
1966Renamed as Mac Diarmada Station
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Collooney   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo		   Terminus
  Proposed  
Collooney   InterCity
Limerick-Sligo		   Terminus
Location

History

The station opened on 3 December 1862, when Sligo acquired rail links to Dublin. The Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway linked to Enniskillen to the north in 1881. A link to Limerick and the south followed in 1895. The line to Enniskillen closed in 1957 and passenger services to Limerick closed in 1963.

The station building was burned down and destroyed on 11 January 1923 during the Irish Civil War. Seven engines were sent down the line to the quay and one crashed through a concrete wall into the harbour.[1]

The station formerly had two intermediate carriage sidings rather than one. The southern platform was previously shorter and included a small bay platform. There was a depot previously to the south of the line to the east of the station, the building is now demolished. The turntable was used for turning steam locomotives and later proved useful for turning 121 Class single cabbed diesel locomotives.

Naming

In 1966, Sligo railway station was renamed Mac Diarmada Station after Irish rebel Seán Mac Diarmada from County Leitrim.[2]

Freight terminal

There is a line to the mothballed freight terminal which curves off to the north and downward just before the station. The facility includes a large crane for handling containers.

Connections

Sligo bus station is at street level adjacent to south side of the station.

  • Sligo Station in 1993
    Sligo Station in 1993
  • Sligo station engine shed which has now been demolished
    Sligo station engine shed which has now been demolished
  • Station entrance 2016
    Station entrance 2016
  • Leaving Sligo in 1985. The locomotive shed is behind the distant locomotive, the line behind the signal box leads to the quay
    Leaving Sligo in 1985. The locomotive shed is behind the distant locomotive, the line behind the signal box leads to the quay
  • Station entrance and car park in 2015
    Station entrance and car park in 2015

See also

References
  1. "Sligo station the scene of Civil War attack". The Sligo Champion. 27 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. Gilligan, James (19 December 2006). "Restore name to Sligo rail station". Sligo Weekender. Sligo Weekender Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
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