Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)

Introduction

This branch ran north from Inny Junction to Cavan where it met the Cavan Branch (Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway), the latter using the MGWR's station.



Dates

  /  /1856Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)
Opened from Cavan Junction (Longford Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)) to Cavan.
07/04/1862Cavan Branch (Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway)
Branch opened from Clones to Cavan (Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)). Worked by the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. The line crossed the border between north and south six times between Clones and Redhills stations.
  /  /1885Belturbet Branch (Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway)
Opened from Ballyhaise Junction station (Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)) to Belturbet.
  /  /1886Killeshandra Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)
Opened from Crossdoney (Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)) to Killeshandra.
  /  /1947Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)
Passenger trains withdrawn (also withdrawn in World War II). However, Cavan station remains open, served from the north by the former Cavan Branch (Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway) branch trains from Clones.
14/10/1957Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway) Cavan Branch (Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway)
Cavan station closed following withdrawal of passenger trains via the Cavan Branch (Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway) branch from Clones.
01/01/1960Cavan Branch (Midland Great Western Railway)
Cavan Junction to Cavan branch closed.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.