Site Description
Approaching the station, there was previously a loading bank and a store, which were served by a separate siding on the Up side. There was an aerial ropeway coming into the store from a corn mill a mile distant (to the south east of the railway). The mill was detroyed by fire in 1941 and was not rebuilt. There are both Up and Down platforms at this station. However, since the closure in 1989 of the former signal cabin (which was at the Sligo end of the Up platform), that on the Down side is disused. The station building is on the Up platform. There are disused flights of steps to each platform from the road overbridge at the Dublin end of the station. There is a store and water tower on the disused Down platform. The former goods area is on the Up side at the Sligo end of the station and includes a long loading bank. There was previously a water column on each platform at the Dublin end of the station. There is an overgrown minature railway of recent vintage in the public park beyond this. The park is named after a priest who helped found what became Celtic football club in Glasgow.Photographs
Photo Gallery - Ballymote Station
Google Street View - Ballymote Station
Geograph.ie - Station building (Link checked 20072021)
Geograph.ie - Station (Link checked 20072021)
Geograph.ie - Bridge (Link checked 20072021)
Geograph.ie - Signal cabin (Link checked 20072021)
Links
Archiseek.com - Ballymote Station (Link checked 20072021)
Irish Rail Station Information - Ballymote Station (Link checked 20072021)
Chronological Details
| Opened | Closed | Company | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/1862 | / /Open | MGWR | Ballymote |
Geographical Details
| Section Start | Section Finish | Distance | Units | Milepost | Measured from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connolly Station | Sligo | 121.75 | Miles | 120.25 | Broadstone Station |