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Carrigans railway station served Carrigans,
County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...
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Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER) was an Irish gauge () railway in Ireland. Construction and opening The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway was incorporated in 1845. Construction began at Derry and followed the west bank of the ...
opened the station on 19 April 1847. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883, and became part of the Ulster Transport Authority on dissolution of the GNR in 1958. The station was closed, as was the entire Derry = Strabane - Omagh - Dungannon - Portadown line in 1965. It closed on 15 February 1965.


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Disused railway stations in County Donegal Railway stations opened in 1847 Railway stations closed in 1965 1847 establishments in Ireland {{Ireland-railstation-stub Railway stations in Ireland opened in 1847