Gormanston railway station

Gormanston
Baile Mhic Gormáin
Iarnród Éireann
Location Station Road, Gormanston, County Meath, K32 TK82
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°38′14″N 6°13′00″W / 53.6372°N 6.2168°W / 53.6372; -6.2168Coordinates: 53°38′14″N 6°13′00″W / 53.6372°N 6.2168°W / 53.6372; -6.2168
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code GSTON
Fare zone B
Key dates
1845 Station opened

Northern Commuter
Belfast–Dublin line
 Newry
(
one early-am
weekday trip
)
United Kingdom
Ireland
border
 Dundalk Clarke
to Navan
(freight only)
 Drogheda MacBride
 Laytown
 Gormanston
 Balbriggan
 Skerries
 Rush and Lusk
 Donabate
 Malahide
 Portmarnock
 Clongriffin
DART Howth Branch
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
 Kilbarrack
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Raheny
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Harmonstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Killester
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Clontarf Road
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 The Royal Canal
 Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght
Loopline Bridge
 Tara Street
 Dublin Pearse
Dublin-Rosslare line
to Bray and Rosslare Europort

Gormanston railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Baile Mhic Gormáin) serves Gormanston, County Meath, Ireland.

History

The station opened in May 1845.

It was the scene of a shooting during the Irish Civil War. On Monday 29 May 1922, Staff Captain James Flanagan (Anti-Treaty IRA) was shot by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary.[1][2]

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Balbriggan   Commuter
Northern Commuter		   Laytown

Accidents and incidents

  • On Monday 21 October 1974, a three-train collision at Gormanston killed two people and injured 29.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.irishmedals.org/anti-treaty-killed.html
  2. ↑ "Gormanstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  3. ↑ "REPORT OF INQUIRY INTO THE COLLISION THAT OCCURRED AT GORMANSTON RAILWAY STATION ON 21ST OCTOBER, 1974" (PDF). Dublin: Department of Transport and Power via Rail Accident Investigation Unit. January 1975. Retrieved 16 May 2014.


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