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Station in County Longford, Ireland

Longford
An Longfort[REDACTED]
General information
LocationLongford, County Longford, N39 E3T9
Ireland
Coordinates53°43′28″N 7°47′42″W / 53.7245°N 7.7950°W / 53.7245; -7.7950
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Bus routes14
Bus operators
Connections
  • 22
  • 23
  • 65
  • 73
  • 425
  • 426
  • 451
  • 463
  • 466
  • 467
  • 469
  • 865
  • 975
  • LR24
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeLFORD
Fare zoneK
Key dates
1855Station opened
Route map
Legend
Year
closed
Sligo Mac Diarmada
Sligo Quay freight terminal 2000
Ballysodare 1963
Ballisodare River
Sligo, Leitrim and
Northern Counties Rly
to
Enniskillen
1957
proposed Western
Railway Corridor
to
Limerick
1963
Collooney
Ballymote
Kilfree Junction 1963
to Ballaghaderreen 1963
Boyle
Carrick-on-Shannon
Drumsna 1963
River Shannon
Cavan and Leitrim Railway Cavan and Leitrim Railway
Dromod
Newtown Forbes 1963
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Street & Rathowen 1963
to Cavan 1959
Inny Junction 1931
Multyfarnham 1963
Clonhugh 1963
The Royal Canal
to Athlone 1964
Mullingar
Killucan 1963
Hill of Down 1963
River Boyne
Moyvalley 1963
to Edenderry 1931
Enfield
Ferns Lock 1963
Kilcock
Maynooth
Blakestown
Leixlip Louisa Bridge [REDACTED]
Leixlip Confey [REDACTED]
Lucan North 1941
Barberstown
Docklands branch
to M3 Parkway
Clonsilla [REDACTED]
Coolmine
Coolmine [REDACTED]
Castleknock [REDACTED]
Blanchardstown 1937
Navan Road Parkway [REDACTED]
Ashtown
Ashtown [REDACTED]
Pelletstown [REDACTED]
Reilly's Bridge 1847
Broombridge [REDACTED]
Liffey Junction
passengers 1937
goods 1977
Dublin Broadstone 1937
Glasnevin 1910
The Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra [REDACTED]
Belfast–Dublin railway line
Docklands [REDACTED]
([REDACTED] Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly [REDACTED]
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght and Saggart
Dublin-Rosslare railway line
to Rosslare Europort

[REDACTED] = Western Commuter
This diagram:
Show Sligo line route diagram
Legend
Dublin–Sligo Line
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Mullingar
Enfield
Kilcock
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield (serves Ongar)
Clonsilla
Coolmine
Castleknock
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Pelletstown
Broombridge [REDACTED]
to Liffey Junction
& Dublin Broadstone
(
closed
1937
)
The Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Docklands
([REDACTED] Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly [REDACTED]
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
This diagram:
Show Western Commuter route diagram
Location

Longford Railway Station serves the town of Longford in County Longford, Ireland.

Longford is the terminus of Iarnród Éireann's Dublin Connolly–Longford Commuter service, and is also a stop on the Dublin Connolly–Sligo InterCity service.

Longford is approximately 91 kilometres (57 mi) from Sligo and 122 kilometres (76 mi) from Dublin. Journeys to the capital by rail generally take about an hour and three quarters.

History

Longford railway station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway on 8 November 1855 as the terminus of the extension of its line north-west from Mullingar. The line was further extended to Sligo in 1862.

Connecting trains in Dublin Connolly run on the Belfast Line via Drogheda MacBride , Dundalk Clarke , Newry, Portadown to Belfast Grand Central and on the Rosslare Line via Bray Daly , Greystones, Wicklow , Arklow, Enniscorthy, Wexford O'Hanrahan to Rosslare Europort.

The Sligo train in Longford.

Services

Train Services

Preceding station [REDACTED] Iarnród Éireann Following station
Edgeworthstown   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo railway line
  Dromod
  Commuter
Western Commuter
  Terminus

Bus Services

Numerous Bus Éireann Expressway and local bus routes stop immediately outside the station. Independent Cavan operator Whartons Travel operates a route to the station via Crossdoney, Arvagh and Drumlish.

See also

References

  1. "Longford station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
  2. "Whartons Travel - Cavan to Longford Bus - Longford to Cavan Bus". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

External links

Railway stations served by Iarnród Éireann [REDACTED]
Belfast Line
Cork Line
Galway Line
Sligo Line
Rosslare Line
Waterford Line
Tralee Line
Limerick–Galway Line
Limerick–Waterford Line
Westport Line
Ballina Line
Midleton Line
Cobh Line
Howth Line
Navan line
Limerick–Ballybrophy line
Cross-border services jointly operated with NI Railways under the Enterprise brand
Rail transport in Ireland
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