Drogheda MacBride railway station
railway station in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Drogheda MacBride railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Mhic Ghiolla Bhríde, Droichead Átha) is a railway station that serves Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.
Description
The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the Boyne Viaduct. Formerly there were three lines through the station, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform was widened.
It was given the name MacBride on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of John MacBride, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.
History
The original Drogheda station, on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway line, opened on 26 May 1844. It was located about a quarter-mile southeast of the current station. The passenger station was re-sited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853. The original station site became "Buckey's sidings", and has been the location of the railcar depot since 2000.
The former Great Northern Railway (Ireland) branch to Oldcastle (opened in parts from 1850 to 1863) diverges from the Dublin-Belfast line immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at Drogheda and Tara Mine near Navan.
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