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Cashelnagore railway station

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Cashelnagore
General information
LocationCashelnagore, County Donegal
Ireland
History
Original companyLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Post-groupingLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Key dates
9 March 1903Station opens
3 June 1940Station closes

Cashelnagore railway station served the village of Cashelnagore 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 on 3 June 1940 when the LLSR closed the line from Tooban Junction to Burtonport in an effort to save money.[1] It was used in the 1992 film The Railway Station Man.

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Falcarragh   Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway   Gweedore

References

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