Killucan station is a former

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

which served the village of

Killucan The villages of Killucan () and Rathwire () are co-located in the east of County Westmeath, Ireland. They have a combined population of 1,370 according to the 2016 census. Killucan is on the R156 road about from Mullingar and from Dublin. H ...

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

, Ireland. Previously a stop on the

Dublin–Sligo railway line The Dublin to Sligo main line is a railway route operated by Iarnród Éireann in Ireland. It starts in Dublin Connolly station, terminating at Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station in Sligo. The route is a double-track railway as far as Maynoot ...

, the station closed in 1963.

History

The station first opened in 1848 serving the villages of Killucan and Rathwire. It closed to passenger traffic in 1947, and closed fully in 1963. A locally organised campaign, which was reportedly "ongoing for more than 20 years" , has proposed that the railway station be reopened.

References

Disused railway stations in County Westmeath Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1848 {{Ireland-railstation-stub