Edgeworthstown railway station

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

Edgeworthstown

Meathas Troim
Iarnród Éireann
Edgeworthstown/Mostrim railway station
General information
LocationHughes' Station House, Edgeworthstown, County Longford, N39 R791
Ireland
Coordinates53°41′19″N 7°36′09″W / 53.6886°N 7.6026°W / 53.6886; -7.6026
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeETOWN
Fare zoneJ
Key dates
1855Station opened

Edgeworthstown station is served by national rail company Iarnród Éireann's Dublin to Sligo InterCity service and Dublin to Longford Western Commuter service.[1]

History

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The station opened on 8 November 1855.[2]

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

Ticketing

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Dublin-Sligo main line
Year
closed
 
 
 
Sligo Quay freight terminal
2000
 
Ballysodare
1963
 
Ballisodare River
 
 
1957
 
 
 
 
1963
 
Collooney
 
Ballymote
 
Kilfree Junction
1963
 
 
1963
 
Boyle
 
Carrick-on-Shannon
 
Drumsna
1963
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dromod
 
Newtown Forbes
1963
 
Longford
 
Edgeworthstown
 
Street & Rathowen
1963
 
 
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
 
Coolmine
 
Coolmine
 
Castleknock
 
Blanchardstown
1937
 
Navan Road Parkway
 
Ashtown
 
Ashtown
 
Pelletstown
 
Reilly's Bridge
1847
 
Broombridge
 
Liffey Junction
passengers 1937
goods 1977
 
 
Dublin Broadstone
1937
 
Glasnevin
1910
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drumcondra
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dublin Connolly  
 
 
 
 

  = Western Commuter
Western Commuter
 
 
Longford
 
Edgeworthstown
 
Mullingar
 
Enfield
 
Kilcock
 
Maynooth
 
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
 
Leixlip Confey
 
 
M3 Parkway
 
 
Dunboyne
 
 
Hansfield (serves Ongar)
 
 
 
Clonsilla
 
Coolmine
 
Castleknock
 
Navan Road Parkway
 
Ashtown
 
Pelletstown
 
Broombridge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drumcondra
 
 
 
Docklands
(  Spencer Dock)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dublin Connolly  
 
 
 
 
 
Tara Street
 
Dublin Pearse

Cheaper tickets can be purchased in advance, online at http://www.irishrail.ie. These can be collected from one of the two ticket vending machines at the station entrance. Tickets may also be purchased at full price before departure from these machines, or from the booking office if it is open.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. ^ "Edgeworthstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
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Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann Following station
Mullingar   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo
  Longford
Mullingar   Commuter
Western Commuter
  Longford