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Ballaghaderreen branch line information


Ballaghaderreen branch line
Overview
Other name(s)The Kilfree line
StatusCeased operation
OwnerSligo & Ballahaderreen Railway Company
Midland Great Western Railway
Great Southern Railways
Córas Iompair Éireann
LocaleCounty Sligo and County Roscommon, Ireland
53°56′19″N 8°29′21″W / 53.938500°N 8.489056°W / 53.938500; -8.489056  (Island road station line midpoint)
Termini
  • Kilfree Junction
  • Ballaghaderreen
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemCóras Iompair Éireann
Operator(s)Midland Great Western Railway
Great Southern Railways
Córas Iompair Éireann
History
Opened1874
Closed1963
Technical
Line length9.75 miles (15.69 km)[1]
Track length9.75 miles (15.69 km)
Number of tracksSingle track
CharacterSecondary
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
ElectrificationNot electrified
Route map
Ballaghaderreen branch line
Legend
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Dublin–Sligo line
to Ballymote and Sligo
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Ballaghaderreen branch line
Kilfree Junction
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Ballaghaderreen branch line
Dublin–Sligo line
to Boyle and Dublin
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Ballaghaderreen branch line
Island Road
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Edmondstown
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Ballaghaderreen

The Ballaghaderreen branch line connected Ballaghaderreen railway station to Kilfree Junction on the Dublin to Sligo main line. It opened in 1874 and closed in 1963.[1]

  1. ^ a b "THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH". Irish Failfan News. 7 (3): 14–16. July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

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