Longford railway station

Longford railway station serves the town of Longford in County Longford, Ireland.

Longford

An Longfort
LocationLongford, County Longford, N39 E3T9
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53.7245°N 7.7950°W / 53.7245; -7.7950
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeLFORD
Fare zoneK
Key dates
1855Station opened

Longford is the terminus of Iarnród Éireann's Dublin Connolly–Longford Commuter service, and is also a stop on the Dublin Connolly–Sligo InterCity service.

Longford is approximately 91 kilometres (57 mi) from Sligo and 122 kilometres (76 mi) from Dublin. Journeys to the capital by rail generally take about an hour and three quarters.

Numerous Bus Éireann Expressway and local bus routes stop immediately outside the station. Independent Cavan operator Whartons Travel operates a route to the station via Crossdoney, Arvagh and Drumlish.[1]

History

Longford railway station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway on 8 November 1855[2] as the terminus of the extension of its line north-west from Mullingar. The line was further extended to Sligo in 1862.

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Edgeworthstown   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo
  Dromod
  Commuter
Western Commuter
  Terminus

Connecting trains in Dublin Connolly run on the Belfast Line via Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown to Belfast Central and on the Rosslare Line via Bray, Greystones, Wicklow, Arklow, Enniscorthy, Wexford to Rosslare Europort.

The Sligo train in Longford.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2015-12-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Longford station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
Dublin-Sligo main line
Year
closed
Sligo Quay freight terminal
2000
Ballysodare
1963
Ballisodare River
1957
proposed Western
Railway Corridor
to
Limerick
1963
Collooney
Ballymote
Kilfree Junction
1963
to Ballaghaderreen
1963
Boyle
Carrick-on-Shannon
Drumsna
1963
Dromod
Newtown Forbes
1963
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Street & Rathowen
1963
to Cavan
1959
Inny Junction
1931
Multyfarnham
1963
Clonhugh
1963
1964
Mullingar
Killucan
1963
Hill of Down
1963
Moyvalley
1963
to Edenderry
1931
Enfield
Ferns Lock
1963
Kilcock
Maynooth
Blakestown
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
Lucan North
1941
Barberstown
Clonsilla
Porterstown
DM (future)
Coolmine
Coolmine
Castleknock
Blanchardstown
1937
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Ashtown
Pelletstown
(future)
Reilly's Bridge
1847
Broombridge
Liffey Junction
Passengers 1937
Goods 1977
Dublin Broadstone
Passengers 1937
Goods 1961
Glasnevin
1910
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Belfast–Dublin railway line
Docklands
( Spencer Dock)
Dublin Connolly
Luas Red Line
to Saggart and Tallaght
Dublin-Rosslare railway line
to Rosslare Europort

Western Commuter
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Mullingar
Enfield
Kilcock
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield (serves Ongar)
Clonsilla
Porterstown
DM (future)
Coolmine
Castleknock
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Pelletstown
(under construction)
Broombridge
Glasnevin
DM (future)
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Docklands
( Spencer Dock)
Dublin Connolly
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght/Saggart
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
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