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Ballinamore was the
headquarters of the narrow gauge Cavan & Leitrim Railway. Lines radiated
from Ballinamore south to
Dromod on the MGWR's Sligo line ,east
to
Belturbet on the GNR's Cavan lines, and
west to
Arigna. The locomotive workshops were
also located here, but these become redundant after 1925 when all major
work was transferred to
Inchincore Works in Dublin. The fine
red bricked station building survives as a school and the loco shed is
now used as classrooms. The workshop however is roofless and derelict.
The goods shed is used for the adjacent football pitch. The classrooms
and school yard cover the station platforms and railway yard. The
station had three platforms, the western one been the Arigna branch bay,
and had a footbridge, the only one on the C&L. The western side of the
station is now a car park. |
.JPG "Ballinamore station building was similar to Ballyconnel & Mohill. This view is taken roughly where the second platform was sited. The ugly extension on the left covers the site of the mounted station nameboard.")
.JPG "Another view of the station buildings at Ballinamore,taken from behind the loco workshops. As can be seen,the school extension has covered up the Arigna end of the building.")
.JPG "The goods shed also survives at Ballinamore station. The 'lean on' corrigated iron shed in railway days has since been removed from the end of the building. The tracks were on the right,now the GAA pitch.")
