Site Description
This station is the only one of Collooney's three railway stations to remain in use, the SL&NCR and ex-GS&WR stations having closed in 1957 and 1963 respectively. There was a loop on the Up side, which served the Up platform. This was removed when Collooney ceased to be a block post in 1930. Nothing remains of the Up side platform and shelter, nor the former display of the station name in shells which was on the embankment behind this. The station building is on the Down platform, before which is the former goods store and loading bank. There was previously another disused loading bank on the Down side at the Sligo end of the station. This area is now in use as car parking. Leaving the station, the line crosses over the trackbed of "The Southern Siding", which was the link between the GS&WR and SL&NCR. The former GS&WR goods store can be seen on the southern side of this.Photographs
Photo Gallery - Collooney Station MGWR
Google Street View - Collooney Station MGWR
Geograph.ie - Collooney Station (Link checked 27072021)
Geograph.ie - Collooney Station (Link checked 27072021)
Links
Irish Rail Station Information - Collooney Station (Link checked 27072021)
Chronological Details
| Opened | Closed | Company | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/1862 | 08/11/2004 | MGWR | Collooney | Closed to facilitate platfrom extension |
| /03/2005 | / /Open | IR | Collooney |
Geographical Details
| Section Start | Section Finish | Distance | Units | Milepost | Measured from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connolly Station | Sligo | 129.28 | Miles | 127.75 | Broadstone Station |