Buncrana railway station
Buncrana | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Buncrana, County Donegal Ireland |
| History | |
| Original company | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
| Post-grouping | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 9 September 1864 | Station opens |
| 6 September 1948 | Station closes for passengers |
| 10 August 1953 | Station closes |
Buncrana railway station served Buncrana in County Donegal, Ireland.
Railway use
The station opened on 9 September 1864 on the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway line from Londonderry Graving Dock to Buncrana. It was designed by the Derry architect Fitzgibbon Louch.[1]
On 30 July 1922, during the Irish Civil War, Buncrana was captured by the Free State forces from Anti-treaty forces. The Free State forces held the railway station and all the roads entering the town. Later that day, 100 Free State troops commandeered a train at Buncrana station and proceeded to take Clonmany, Carndonagh and other locations on the peninsula.[2]
It closed for passengers on 6 September 1948.[3]
Freight services finished on 10 August 1953.
Post railway use
The station buildings still exist. They were purchased in 1952 by Dan and Molly Porter and have been converted to a public house – The Drift Inn.[4] It is recorded on the Record of Protected Structures in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage of Ireland.
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisfannon Links Halt | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Londonderry- Carndonagh |
Ballymagan | ||
References
- ↑ The Buildings of Ireland, North West Ulster: The Counties of London Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh And Tyrone. Alistar Rowan. Yale University Press
- ↑ "REBELS ARE ROUTED IN DONEGAL TOWNS; Free State Troops Capture Gar- risons at Letterkenney, Buncrana and Cardonagh. ENDS BRIGANDAGE THERE Raiders Had Terrorized the District for Weeks, Frequently Holding Up Trains". The New York Times. 1 July 1922.
- ↑ "Buncrana station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-04-13.