1847 – Railway Station, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Demolished railway station constructed for the Midland Great Western Railway Company. Similar in design to station at Lucan North.
The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) was the third largest railway company in Ireland. It was incorporated in 1845 and absorbed into the Great Southern Railways in 1924. At its peak the MGWR had a network of 538 miles in parts of Leinster, Ulster and much of Connacht. Its network was entirely within what in 1922 became the Irish Free State. Locomotives and rolling stock were maintained at MGWR’s Broadstone works in Dublin.
Demolished railway station constructed for the Midland Great Western Railway Company. Similar in design to station at Lucan North.
Broadstone harbour’s location was chosen for its proximity to the markets and the law courts.
Built in the early 1850s by John Skipton Mulvany, the architect of the sublime Broadstone station in Dublin,
The MGWR Station or East Station was designed by John Skipton Mulvany and opened in 1851.
Designed by George Wilkinson for the Midland Great Western Railway in a picturesque Tudor, complete with a variety of tall chimneys and crisp stonework.
Begun 1851, for Midland Great Western Railway Co., and designed by J. S. Mulvany who also designed Ceannt Station to which it is attached.
Constructed for the Midland Great Western Railway Co., and opened in 8th November 1855. Visually similar to many on this network to the northwest of Ireland –
Sited on the main Iarnród Éireann Intercity line from Dublin to Galway, situated between Ballinasloe and Attymon halt stations.
Knockcroghery railway station opened on 13 February 1860 and closed on 17 June 1963.
The station for the mainline Dublin-Sligo rail route is a grander affair than the local narrow gauge station but still modest in comparison to stations in the larger Irish towns.
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