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Coordinates

The coordinates now point to a place beside the rail line in Ballasadare (instead of Sligo bay). Can anyone have a reference as to whether the station was north or south of Station Road? Autarch (talk) 22:37, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

All references I see refer to this as Ballysodare as does my imperfect memories of stopping there on the train and passing through by car. Probably needs a contraversial move with WikiProject Ireland involved. The same for the settlement. The station will only sensibly be to the north of the bridge and if my memory serves me was close to the engine/goods shed. It was double track and probably had to be two platforms but my memory fails. The MGWR of Ireland Shepherd has Collooney (MGWR) 127ml 56ch; Collooney Jct 128ml 03ch; Carrignagat Jct 128ml 60ch; Ballysodare 129ml 61ch; Sligo 134m 16ch (I am presuming chains not decimals).Djm-leighpark (talk) 23:50, 29 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NB I note the following modern official document which uses Ballysadare: [[1]]
There is an online picture claiming to be the station here: [2]. It confirms two platforms and there is a grand view of the entrance to the Gents. The locomotive and carriage proably block out and conclusive evidence ... so I perhaps spot some other minor clues. I suspect more photos here would be associated with the SLNC. Djm-leighpark (talk) 06:20, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Actually this shot [[3]] defines the location.

Name change

I believe the case for using ~~Ballisodare railway station~~Ballysodare railway station is overwhelming as that was its name during its lifetime according to all references I have seen. I have little doubt should be it be re-opened it would now be named Ballisadare railway station but such a re-opening has not occurred. (The move case for the settlement itself is very much weaker but I note it doesn't have a redirect from Ballysodare which probably needs to rectified.Djm-leighpark (talk) 08:56, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

OK .. this is even more complicated as Ballisodare is in use as well (for instance we have that for the River and for the GAA team)! To be clear Shepherd consistently uses Ballysodare as does a timetable he shows reprinted from 1920 (I've just triple checked). So I'll go with that. At least for now.Djm-leighpark (talk) 09:26, 30 May 2019 (UTC) I'd aslo note the IRRS reference I just added uses Ballysodare.Djm-leighpark (talk) 09:39, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

This image is likely not of the station but the flour mill. Flour mill?