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Edgeworthstown railway station

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Owned by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Structure type
  
At-grade

Fare zone
  
J

Province
  
Leinster

Local authority
  
Longford County Council

Operated by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Station code
  
ETOWN

Opened
  
1855

Owner
  
Iarnród Éireann

Platforms in use
  
2

Edgeworthstown railway station

Location
  
Hughes' Station House, Edgeworthstown, County Longford, N39 R791 Republic of Ireland

Address
  
Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, Ireland

Similar
  
Longford railway station, Leixlip Confey railway st, Maynooth railway station, Navan Road Parkway r, Coolmine railway station

Edgeworthstown railway station serves the town of Edgeworthstown (Mostrim) in County Longford.

Contents

Edgeworthstown station is served by national rail company Iarnród Éireann's Dublin to Longford commuter service and Dublin to Sligo intercity service.

History

The station opened on 8 November 1855.

It was formerly called "Mostrim railway station", from an anglicisation of the towns Irish language name, but this fell out of official usage by the 1990s.

Ticketing

There are two ticket vending machines at the station. Cheaper tickets may be obtained online at http://www.irishrail.ie. However, you may need to go to a different station to collect tickets purchased online in advance of travel, as it is not possible to specify Edgeworthstown as the station at which the purchased ticket is to be collected. Tickets may also be purchased at the station's ticket office at the higher price, if it's open.

References

Edgeworthstown railway station Wikipedia