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Glaslough railway station

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Glaslough
General information
LocationGlaslough, County Monaghan
Ireland
Coordinates54°18′59″N 6°54′02″W / 54.316491°N 6.900671°W / 54.316491; -6.900671
Elevation149 ft
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeTudor gothic style in dressed stone (extant)
ArchitectAlfred G.S. Clayton
History
Original companyUlster Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
25 May 1858Station opens
14 October 1957Station closes
Model of Glaslough Railway Station

Glaslough railway station was on the Ulster Railway and is located in the Republic of Ireland. Upon the Partition of Ireland in 1921 it became the first station south of the border on the line.

The Ulster Railway opened the station on 25 May 1858.[1]

It is understood to have been one of the first in Ireland with flushing toilets.[2]

It closed on 14 October 1957. Some station building remain but are used for other purposes and the signal box has been reconstructed on the site.[3]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tynan and Caledon   Ulster Railway
Portadown to Clones
  Monaghan

References

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  1. ^ "Glasslough" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ Leslie, Sammy (11 February 2019). "Newry to Portadown". Great British Railway Journeys. Series 10. Episode 6. 21 minutes in. BBC2.>
  3. ^ "1859 – Former Great Northern Railway Station, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan". archiseek.com. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2019.