Island Road railway station opened on 1 July 1909 as the second intermediate station on the

Ballaghaderreen branch line The Ballaghaderreen branch line connected Ballaghaderreen railway station to Kilfree Junction railway station, Kilfree Junction on the Dublin to Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station, Sligo main line. It opened in 1874 and closed in 1963. History ...

from Kilfree Junction which had opened in 1874. It was single line with no

passing loop A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...

with a station masters' house and small waiting room. The two armed lattice signal was notable. The station was situated alongside the gated

level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...

on ''Island Road'' in the townland of Tawnymucklagh, about 1/2 mile from the village of

Monasteraden Monasteraden () is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The village is located on the shores of Lough Gara. St Aiden's church is the village's church. Other sites include Lough Gara Lodge, Slí na Croí's Roundhouse Ecolodge, Drury's pub and the ...

. The station is now in use as a private residence, with the waiting room, station house and platform largely intact. In 2009 the pupils of St. Aiden's National School in Monasteraden, including one who was resident at the station at the time, produced a 32-minute movie entitled "The Train" bringing together rare footage and interviews with local people.

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Disused railway stations in County Sligo Railway stations opened in 1909 Railway stations closed in 1963 {{Ireland-railstation-stub