Belturbet was the former terminus station of both the 4¼ mile Ballyhaise to Belturbet branch of the
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge () railway company in Ireland. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The government ...
line and of the
Cavan and Leitrim Railway
The Cavan & Leitrim Railway was a narrow gauge railway in the counties of Leitrim and Cavan in northwest Ireland, which ran from 1887 until 1959.
Unusually for Ireland, this narrow gauge line survived on coal traffic, from the mine at Arigna, ...
. For many years the station was somewhat derelict but it is now fully restored and houses a museum. The platform remains extant too and a small length of track has been reinstated together with some rolling stock.
Gallery
Image:Belturbet, old railway bridge.jpg, The former viaduct spanning the River Erne
The River Erne ( , ga, Abhainn na hÉirne or ''An Éirne'') in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster, flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and forming part of their border.
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Image:Remaining track, Belturbet Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2925908.jpg, Track inside the station.
Image:Winch, Belturbet Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2925902.jpg, Winch at the station.
Image:"Welcome to Belturbet Station" - geograph.org.uk - 2925893.jpg, Station entrance.
References
Disused railway stations in County Cavan
Railway stations opened in 1862
Railway stations closed in 1959
1862 establishments in Ireland
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in the 19th century
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