Omeath railway station
Omeath | |||||
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 Omeath railway station in County Louth. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Omeath, County Louth Ireland Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°05′05″N 6°15′05″W / 54.08477°N 6.25151°W | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1876 | Station opened | ||||
| 1 January 1952 | Station closed | ||||
| Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway formally wound up | 1957 | ||||
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Omeath railway station was a railway station in County Louth, first opened by the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway, which ran a service to the port at Greenore. From Greenore, ferries ran to Holyhead in Wales, and onward trains to London Euston. The railway was absorbed by the London & North Western Railway.
The station, which opened on 1 August 1876, finally closed on 1 January 1952.[1]
References
- ^ "Omeath station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 22 November 2007.