Letterkenny railway station (County Donegal Railways)

Letterkenny (CDR) railway station served the town of Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland.^[1]

Letterkenny (CDRJC)
The current site of Letterkenny station, which is now the bus station.
General information
Location	Letterkenny, County Donegal Ireland
Coordinates	54.953697°N 7.728593°W / 54.953697; -7.728593
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Courtney & Co. Robert McAlpine & Sons
History
Opened	1 January 1909
Closed	1 January 1960
Original company	Strabane and Letterkenny Railway
Location

History

The station opened on 1 January 1909 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee built the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway from Strabane to Letterkenny.^[2]

The station was built adjacent to the existing Letterkenny (LLS) railway station operated by the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway and had a siding connection to the system of this company.

The station had non-passenger facilities as freight was an important part of the business rationale for the railway's construction. There was a goods store, a crane, cattle pens, signal box, water tank, turntable and an engine shed.

The last train arrived on 31 December 1959. It closed on 1 January 1960.^[3] CDRJC road services continued to use the station until they were taken over by CIÉ on 10 July 1971.^[4] The station building is now used by Bus Éireann as the Letterkenny bus station.

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glenmaquin		Strabane and Letterkenny Railway		Terminus