Navan railway station
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Navan railway station served the town of Navan
in County Meath
. The station served the centre of the town, and was on the branch line between and Oldcastle
, which was opened by the Dublin and Drogheda Railway
in 1850 and became part of the Great Northern Railway
in 1876. The station was one of two serving the town, the other being , which served as the main station and was on two separate routes. Navan station was much smaller, with a single bi-directional
platform serving the single track.
Navan station, along with the branch line, was closed in 1958 to passenger services. However, the station remains relatively intact today, and several freight trains per day still pass through to and from the Tara Mine
.
The campaign group Rail Users Ireland has called for the restoration of passenger services on the Oldcastle line as an immediate commuter service between Navan and Dublin. This is because the planned passenger Dublin-Navan railway line
from Clonsilla
, which will use the Midland Great Western Railway
alignment, will not reach Navan until 2015. Rail Users Ireland's proposal is for Navan station to be reopened and two new stations (Navan East and Duleek
) to be built, allowing a commuter service of 65 minutes into Dublin.
Navan
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in County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
. The station served the centre of the town, and was on the branch line between and Oldcastle
Oldcastle, County Meath
Oldcastle is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is located in the north-west of the county near the border with Cavan, approximately 21 km from Kells. The R154 and R195 regional roads cross in the town's market square...
, which was opened by the Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Dublin and Drogheda Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.The D&D constructed the railway line between Dublin and Drogheda. The company presented the scheme to parliament in 1836 and received royal assent on 13 August 1836. John MacNeill was appointed as the line's engineer in...
in 1850 and became part of the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
The Great Northern Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.The Great Northern was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway , Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The Ulster Railway was the GNRI's oldest constituent, having opened between Belfast and...
in 1876. The station was one of two serving the town, the other being , which served as the main station and was on two separate routes. Navan station was much smaller, with a single bi-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional may refer to:* Bi-directional text* Two-way communication* Bi-directional railway signalling* Controls at each end of a tram or railcar...
platform serving the single track.
Navan station, along with the branch line, was closed in 1958 to passenger services. However, the station remains relatively intact today, and several freight trains per day still pass through to and from the Tara Mine
Tara Mine
Tara Mines is a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland. In the Navan ore body Tara is an underground mine where the orebody lies between 50 and 900 metres below surface....
.
The campaign group Rail Users Ireland has called for the restoration of passenger services on the Oldcastle line as an immediate commuter service between Navan and Dublin. This is because the planned passenger Dublin-Navan railway line
Dublin-Navan railway line
The Dublin-Navan line was a commuter railway line between Dublin and the town of Navan in County Meath.- History :Navan was originally a significant part of the expanding rail network in Ireland. The Dublin and Drogheda Railway first constructed a branch from the Dublin-Belfast main line through...
from Clonsilla
Clonsilla
Clonsilla is a suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland.-Location and access:Originally a small village in its own right, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburban area, with Ongar and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities...
, which will use the Midland Great Western Railway
Midland Great Western Railway
The Midland Great Western Railway was the third largest Irish gauge railway company in Ireland. It was incorporated in 1845 and absorbed into the Great Southern Railway in 1924. It served part of Leinster, County Cavan in Ulster and much of Connaught...
alignment, will not reach Navan until 2015. Rail Users Ireland's proposal is for Navan station to be reopened and two new stations (Navan East and Duleek
Duleek
Duleek is a town in County Meath, Ireland, close to the Louth border.Duleek takes is name from the Irish word daimh liag, meaning house of stones and referring to an early stone-built church, St Cianan’s Church, the ruins of which are still visible in Duleek today...
) to be built, allowing a commuter service of 65 minutes into Dublin.