Ballyshannon
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Remains of Ballyshannon railway station on 25 July 1981.
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Ballyshannon, County Donegal Ireland |
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Coordinates | 54°29′55″N 8°11′14″W / 54.498639°N 8.18719°WCoordinates: 54°29′55″N 8°11′14″W / 54.498639°N 8.18719°W | ||||||||||
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Opened | 13 June 1866 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1 October 1957 | ||||||||||
Original company | Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway | ||||||||||
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) | ||||||||||
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Ballyshannon railway station served Ballyshannon in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.
The Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway opened the station on 13 June 1866. Services were provided by the Irish North Western Railway.
It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1876.
It closed on 1 October 1957 by the Ulster Transport Authority.
The passengers alighting at Ballyshannon would have seen the delights of the River Erne including the Assaroe Falls which was altered by hydroelectric construction.