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Tooban Junction railway station

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Tooban Junction
General information
LocationTooban, County Donegal
Ireland
History
Original companyLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Post-groupingLondonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Key dates
9 September 1864Station opens
1 August 1866Station closes for passengers
1 February 1884Station reopens for passengers
6 September 1940Station closes for passengers
10 August 1953Station closes

Tooban Junction railway station served Tooban in County Donegal, Ireland.

The station opened on 9 September 1864 when the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway built their line from Londonderry Middle Quay to Farland Point.

It closed for passengers on 23 October 1935.[1] Freight services continued until 10 August 1953.[2]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Burnfoot   Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Londonderry-Farland Point
  Trady
Burnfoot   Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Londonderry-Letterkenny
  Carrowen
Burnfoot   Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Londonderry-Carndonagh
  Inch Road

References

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  1. ^ "S.I. No. 673/1935 - Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway (Tooban Junction-Buncrana) Termination of Railway Services Order, 1935". Irish Statute Book. 29 November 1935. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Tooban Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.