Dunsandle railway station
Dunsandle | |||||||||||
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2139972.jpg) Dunsandle railway station in 1975 before closure | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Killtullagh, County Galway Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°15′58″N 8°36′16″W / 53.26615°N 8.60452°W | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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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[update] the station and its surrounds and associated rolling stock are privately owned.
References
[edit]- ^ 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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