Fintown railway station

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Fintown

Baile na Finne
Fintown Railway.jpg
Fintown Railway train
General information
LocationFintown, County Donegal
Ireland
History
Original companyStanorlar - Glenties
Post-groupingDonegal Railway Company
Key dates
3 June 1903Station opens
15 December 1947Station closes
3 June 1995[1]Station reopens as part of heritage railway

Fintown Railway station served the village of Fintown in County Donegal, Ireland.

Fintown Railway station in 2010

The station opened on 3 June 1903 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Glenties to Stranorlar. It closed on 15 December 1947 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee closed the line from Glenties to Stranorlar in an effort to save money.[2] Freight services on the route continued until 10 March 1952.

The station re-opened on 3 June 1995 to serve the newly formed 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge Fintown Railway along a former route used by the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee. The railway runs from Fintown towards Glenties, alongside Lough Finn.

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shallogan's Halt   Donegal Railway Company
Glenties to Stranorlar
  Ballinamore

External links

References

  1. ^ "Fintown Railway". Branch Line News (1144): MR150. 27 August 2011. ISSN 1354-0947.
  2. ^ "Fintown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

Coordinates: 54°52′14″N 8°06′48″W / 54.87056°N 8.11333°W / 54.87056; -8.11333