Gormanston railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Baile Mhic Gormáin, links=no) (often mistakenly written ''Gormanstown'') serves

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, Ireland. It is located between

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and

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, north of a cast-iron bridge on which the line crosses the River Delvin.

History

The station opened in May 1845 as part of the

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. In 1876 it was taken over by the

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. It was the scene of a shooting during the

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. On Monday 29 May 1922,

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James Flanagan (Anti-Treaty IRA) was shot by members of the

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. A

officer was also killed.

Buildings and facilities

The station has a single-storey wooden station building on the up platform which was partially demolished to make way for a car park. A GNR style waiting room is located on the up platform. At the north end of the down platform was a signal cabin. This was moved to

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, Co. Leitrim, and is preserved there. A brick goods shed and the adjacent single storey station masters house stand the north end of the station.

Accidents and incidents

*On Monday 21 October 1974, a three-train collision at Gormanston killed two people and injured 29.

References

External links

Irish Rail Gormanston Station Website

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History

Buildings and facilities

Accidents and incidents

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