Falcarragh railway station

Falcarragh An Fal Carrach
General information
Location	Falcarragh, County Donegal Ireland
Coordinates	55.1184°N 8.0691°W / 55.1184; -8.0691
History
Original company	Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Post-grouping	Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Key dates
9 March 1903	Station opens
3 June 1940	Station closes to passengers
6 January 1947	Station closes

Falcarragh railway station served the village of Falcarragh, 4 km (2.5 mi) away, in County Donegal, Ireland.

The station opened on 9 March 1903 when the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway opened their Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway, from Letterkenny to Burtonport. It closed to passengers on 3 June 1940 when the LLSR closed the line from Tooban Junction to Burtonport in an effort to save money and then closed completely on 1 June 1947.[1]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dunfanaghy Road		Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway		Cashelnagore

References

1. "Falcarragh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.