Structure type At-grade Fare zone R Province Connacht | Operated by Iarnród Éireann Station code SLIGO Opened 1862 Owner Iarnród Éireann Platforms in use 2 | |
Address Knappagh Rd, Abbeyquarter North, Sligo, Ireland Similar Skerries railway station, Tralee railway station, Limerick Colbert railway st, Raheny railway station, Rosslare Europort railway st | ||
Sligo Mac Diarmada station, also known as Sligo railway station, is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station, with two platforms. There is a passing loop at the approach to the station. It is named after Irish patriot Seán Mac Diarmada. Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway operator, runs inter-city rail services between Sligo and Dublin on the Dublin-Sligo railway line.
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History
The station opened on 3 December 1862, when Sligo acquired rail links to Dublin, then Enniskillen and the north in 1881 and Limerick and the south in 1895. The line to Enniskillen closed in 1957 and passenger services to Limerick closed in 1963. For many years CIÉ kept the latter line open for freight traffic, and although it is now disused, it forms part of the Western Rail Corridor redevelopment project.
Naming
In 1966 Sligo railway station was renamed Mac Diarmada Station after Irish rebel Seán Mac Diarmada from County Leitrim.