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Abohill railway station

Coordinates: 54°17′28″N 7°46′59″W / 54.291°N 7.783°W / 54.291; -7.783
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Abohill
General information
LocationAbohill, County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates54°17′28″N 7°46′59″W / 54.291°N 7.783°W / 54.291; -7.783
History
OpenedJune 1886
Closed1 October 1957
Original companySligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingSligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway

Abohill railway station served Abohill in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

The station opened in June 1886. Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 October 1957.[1][page needed][2][page needed]

History

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The station was on the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, one of the railways not to be absorbed into the state-owned system in 1925 since it crossed the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic (then the Irish Free State). The Railway was a pioneer in the use of railbuses. The line closed on 1 October 1957 as a direct result of the Government of Northern Ireland ordering closure of the railway line through Enniskillen.

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Florence Court   Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway   Belcoo