Athboy railway station

Athboy railway station was the terminus of a branch line which diverged from the Dublin to Navan line at Kilmessan Junction and served the village of Athboy in County Meath, Ireland.

Athboy Baile Átha Buí
The station, circa 1900
General information
Location	Navan, County Meath Ireland
Coordinates	53.6221°N 6.9138°W / 53.6221; -6.9138
History
Opened	26 February 1864
Closed	25 January 1947
Original company	Dublin and Meath Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Trim   Midland Great Western Railway Athboy branch   Terminus
Location Athboy Location within Ireland

History

Opened by the Dublin and Meath Railway, the station was absorbed by the Midland Great Western Railway, and so joined the Great Southern Railways.

The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944^[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945. It then closed under this management.

References

1. "(untitled)". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.^{[page needed]}
• Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.^{[page needed]}