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Ballyshannon railway station

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Closed
  
1 October 1957

Opened
  
13 June 1866

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Location
  
Ballyshannon, County Donegal Ireland

Post-grouping
  
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

Original company
  
Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway

Ballyshannon railway station served Ballyshannon in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.

The Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway opened the station on 13 June 1866. Services were provided by the Irish North Western Railway.

It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1876.

It closed on 1 October 1957 by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Attractions in Ballyshannon

The passengers alighting at Ballyshannon would have seen the delights of the River Erne including the Assaroe Falls which was altered by hydroelectric construction.

References

Ballyshannon railway station Wikipedia