Omeath railway station was a railway station in County Louth, it was opened as a part of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway. The rail ran a service to the port at Greenore. From Greenore, ferries ran to Holyhead in Wales, and onward trains to London Euston.[1] The station opened on 1 August 1876.[2][3] In 1867 the railway was absorbed by the London & North Western Railway.[4] The station finally closed on 1 January 1952.[2]
Omeath | |||||
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 Omeath railway station in County Louth. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Omeath, County Louth Ireland Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°05′05″N 6°15′05″W / 54.08477°N 6.25151°W | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1876 | Station opened | ||||
| 1 January 1952 | Station closed | ||||
| Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway formally wound up | 1957 | ||||
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References
edit- ↑ Kharchenko, Yulia. “Optimism and Promise: The Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway and the Greenore Community, 1873—1951.” Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 27, no. 4, 2012, pp. 626–48. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23644259. Accessed 18 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Omeath station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ↑ Carlingford.ie. (2026). \r\n \n Tourist Information | Carlingford Tourist Office | County Louth\n \r\n. [online] Available at: https://www.carlingford.ie/omeath [Accessed 18 Jun. 2026].
- ↑ Museum, Noelle Frew/ Newry and Mourne (13 July 2021). "The heyday of Newry, Dundalk & Greenore Railway". https://www.newry.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
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