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Former railway station in Ireland
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Ballyliffin railway station
General information
LocationBallyliffin, County Donegal
Ireland
Coordinates55°16′43″N 7°23′37″W / 55.2787°N 7.3935°W / 55.2787; -7.3935
History
Opened1 July 1901
Closed2 December 1935
Original companyLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Post-groupingLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Services
Preceding station   Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway   Following station
Clonmany   Londonderry- Carndonagh   Rashenny
Location
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Ballyliffin railway station served Ballyliffin in County Donegal, Ireland. Built by the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway Company, the railway station was in use from 1901 to 1935.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1901 on the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway line from Londonderry Graving Dock to Carndonagh. The station closed for passengers on 2 December 1935.

An undated photograph of the Ballyliffin railway station taken in the early 20th century

It is now privately owned.

Architecture

According to its entry in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), the building is a "typical example of the railway stations along the Tooban to Carndonagh line". It has a pitched slate roof, red brick chimneystacks, and yellow brick detailing. The NIAH entry states that it retains a number of "original features of interest", such as decorative clay ridge comb tiles and horned timber sash windows.

References

  1. "Ballyliffin Halt station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Ballyliffin Railway Station, Ballyliffin, Ballyliffin, Donegal". National Built Heritage Service. Retrieved 24 March 2024.


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