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Cootehill railway station

Coordinates: 54°04′17″N 7°04′05″W / 54.0715°N 7.0680°W / 54.0715; -7.0680
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Cootehill
Cootehill railway station viewed from the public road, 2006
General information
LocationCootehill, County Cavan
Ireland
Coordinates54°04′17″N 7°04′05″W / 54.0715°N 7.0680°W / 54.0715; -7.0680
History
Original companyDundalk and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
10 October 1860Station opens
10 March 1947Station closes
Location
Cootehill is located in County Cavan
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Cootehill
Location within County Cavan
Cootehill is located in Ireland
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Cootehill
Cootehill (Ireland)

Cootehill Railway Station was on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway in the Republic of Ireland. It served the village of Cootehill in County Cavan.

The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 10 October 1860.[1]

It closed on 10 March 1947.

The old station and associated buildings now form Cootehill Livestock Mart.[2]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rockcorry   Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway
Ballybay to Cootehill
  Terminus

References

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  1. ^ "Cootehill" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Boost for Cootehill as livestock mart reopens". Farmers Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2015.