Fintown railway station

Fintown Railway station served the village of Fintown in County Donegal, Ireland.

Fintown Baile na Finne
Fintown Railway train
General information
Location	Fintown, County Donegal Ireland
History
Original company	Donegal Railway Company, County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Key dates
3 June 1903	Station opens
15 December 1947	Station closes to passenger traffic
10 March 1952	Station closes to freight traffic
3 June 1995[1]	Station reopens as part of heritage railway

The station opened on 3 June 1903 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Glenties to Stranorlar. It closed on 15 December 1947 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee closed the line from Glenties to Stranorlar in an effort to save money.^[2] Freight services on the route continued until 10 March 1952.

The station re-opened on 3 June 1995 to serve the newly formed 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge Fintown Railway along a former route used by the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee. The railway runs from Fintown towards Glenties, alongside Lough Finn.

Fintown Railway station in 2010

Routes

v t e Fintown Railway Legend CDRJC to Stranorlar Fintown Lough Finn Shallogan's Halt Glenties

See also

• List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland
• List of narrow-gauge railways in Ireland

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Shallogan's Halt		Donegal Railway Company Glenties to Stranorlar		Ballinamore

External links

• Fintown Railway

References

1. "Fintown Railway". Branch Line News (1144): MR150. 27 August 2011. ISSN 1354-0947.
2. "Fintown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

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