Dunsandle railway station

Dunsandle
Dunsandle railway station in 1975 before closure
Location Killtullagh, County Galway
Ireland
Coordinates 53°15′58″N 8°36′16″W / 53.26615°N 8.60452°W / 53.26615; -8.60452Coordinates: 53°15′58″N 8°36′16″W / 53.26615°N 8.60452°W / 53.26615; -8.60452
Distance 4 miles 6 chains (6.6 km)
History
Opened 1890
Closed 1963
Original company Loughrea & Attymon Light Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Attymon halt   Midland Great Western Railway
Loughrea & Attymon Railway		   Loughrea

Dunsandle railway station opened in 1890 as the only intermediate station on the Loughrea & Attymon branch line.[1] It closed on 3 November 1975. As of 2000 the station and its surrounds and associated rolling stock are privately owned.

References

  1. ↑ Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 43, 44, 67, 70, 118. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
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