Dunleer railway station

Dunleer

Dún Léire
Iarnród Éireann
Dunleer station and platform on the Belfast-Dublin Line
General information
LocationDunleer
Ireland
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened1849
Closed1984

Dunleer railway station is a disused railway station on the Dublin-Belfast railway line in Dunleer, County Louth Ireland. Opened by the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway in 1851,[1] the station was the major stop between Dundalk and Drogheda.[2] The station survived longer than most following the rationalisation of the railway network,[citation needed] until it was closed by Córas Iompair Éireann in 1984.

In the late 20th century, Dunleer's population expanded and it "developed into a local transport hub".[3] As of 2010, the local Dunleer Community Development Board were calling for the railway station to be reopened.[3] While the possibility of the station being rebuilt was referenced in local development plans published in 2009 by Louth County Council,[4] as of 2021 the National Transport Authority reportedly had "no plans" for a station at Dunleer.[5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dundalk Clarke   Córas Iompair Éireann
Dublin-Dundalk 		  Drogheda MacBride
Dromin Junction   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Dublin-Dundalk 		  Drogheda
Disused Dunleer station building

References

  1. ^ "Dunleer station" (PDF). railbrit.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Dunleer station". eiretrains.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b "History". dunleer.net. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Louth County Council Development Plan Review (pre-draft submissions) 2009-2015" (PDF). 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Dunleer station hopes dashed as National Transport Authority says it has no plans for it". Drogheda Independent. Independent News & Media. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.