Sligo & Ballahaderreen Railway Company Midland Great Western Railway Great Southern Railways Córas Iompair Éireann
Locale
County Sligo and County Roscommon, Ireland 53°56′19″N8°29′21″W / 53.938500°N 8.489056°W / 53.938500; -8.489056 (Island road station line midpoint)
Termini
Kilfree Junction
Ballaghaderreen
Stations
4
Service
Type
Heavy rail
System
Córas Iompair Éireann
Operator(s)
Midland Great Western Railway Great Southern Railways Córas Iompair Éireann
History
Opened
1874
Closed
1963
Technical
Line length
9.75 miles (15.69 km)[1]
Track length
9.75 miles (15.69 km)
Number of tracks
Single track
Character
Secondary
Track gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
Electrification
Not electrified
Route map
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Ballaghaderreen branch line
Legend
Dublin–Sligo line
to Ballymote and Sligo
Kilfree Junction
Dublin–Sligo line
to Boyle and Dublin
Island Road
Edmondstown
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]
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