Burtonport railway station

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Burtonport
Ailt an Chorráin
Location
Location	Burtonport
Area	County Donegal
Operations
Original company	Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Post-grouping	Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
History
March 9th 1903	Station opens
June 3rd 1940	Station closes
Disused railway stations in Ireland
Closed railway stations in Ireland A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Burtonport railway station served the fishing village of Burtonport in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.

The station opened on March 9th 1903 when the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway opened their Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway, from Letterkenny to Burtonport. It closed on June 3rd 1940 when the LLSR closed the line from Tooban Junction to Burtonport in an effort to save money.^[1].

[edit] Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dungloe		Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway		Terminus

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