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Longford railway station

Longford railway station

Station in County Longford, Ireland


Longford Railway Station serves the town of Longford in County Longford, Ireland.

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Longford is the terminus of Iarnród Éireann's Dublin Connolly–Longford Commuter service, and is also a stop on the Dublin Connolly–Sligo InterCity service.

Longford is approximately 91 kilometres (57 mi) from Sligo and 122 kilometres (76 mi) from Dublin. Journeys to the capital by rail generally take about an hour and three quarters.

Numerous Bus Éireann Expressway and local bus routes stop immediately outside the station. Independent Cavan operator Whartons Travel operates a route to the station via Crossdoney, Arvagh and Drumlish.[1]

History

Dublin-Sligo main line
Year
closed
Sligo Quay freight terminal
2000
Ballysodare
1963
Ballisodare River
1957
1963
Collooney
Ballymote
Kilfree Junction
1963
1963
Boyle
Carrick-on-Shannon
Drumsna
1963
Dromod
Newtown Forbes
1963
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Street & Rathowen
1963
1959
Inny Junction
1931
Multyfarnham
1963
Clonhugh
1963
1964
Mullingar
Killucan
1963
Hill of Down
1963
Moyvalley
1963
to Edenderry
1931
Enfield
Ferns Lock
1963
Kilcock
Maynooth
Blakestown
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Leixlip Confey
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Lucan North
1941
Barberstown
Clonsilla
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Coolmine
Coolmine
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Castleknock
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Blanchardstown
1937
Navan Road Parkway
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Ashtown
Ashtown
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Pelletstown
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Reilly's Bridge
1847
Broombridge
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western CommuterLuas
Liffey Junction
passengers 1937
goods 1977
Dublin Broadstone
1937
Glasnevin
1910
Drumcondra
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Dublin Connolly Luas

Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter = Western Commuter
Western Commuter
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Mullingar
Enfield
Kilcock
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield (serves Ongar)
Clonsilla
Coolmine
Castleknock
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Pelletstown
Broombridge
Luas
Drumcondra
Docklands
(Luas Spencer Dock)
Dublin Connolly Luas
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse

Longford railway station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway on 8 November 1855[2] as the terminus of the extension of its line north-west from Mullingar. The line was further extended to Sligo in 1862.

Connecting trains in Dublin Connolly run on the Belfast Line via Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown to Belfast Central and on the Rosslare Line via Bray, Greystones, Wicklow, Arklow, Enniscorthy, Wexford to Rosslare Europort.

The Sligo train in Longford.

See also


References

  1. "Whartons Travel - Cavan to Longford Bus - Longford to Cavan Bus". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. "Longford station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
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