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Collooney Junction (1895-1975)

/ /1890	Claremorris and Swinford Railway Collooney and Swinford Railway Light railway companies created for the Waterford and Limerick Railway to complete from Claremorris (Great Northern and Western Railway)to Sligo Collooney Junction (Midland Great Western Railway). Initially proposed by the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway.
/ /1895	Sligo Branch (Midland Great Western Railway) Doubled from Collooney [MGWR] north to Collooney Junction (junction for the Collooney and Swinford Railway) Double track was not extended a little further north to the nearby Carrignagat Junction.
/ /1895	Claremorris and Swinford Railway Collooney and Swinford Railway Sligo branch of the Waterford and Limerick Railway opened from Claremorris South terminus (Athenry and Tuam Extension to Claremorris Railway) to Claremorris (Great Northern and Western Railway) and on to Collooney Junction (Midland Great Western Railway), Sligo.
/ /1895	Collooney and Swinford Railway Connection under the Midland Great Western Railway to the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway near Collooney Junction opened to goods.
/07/1896	Claremorris and Swinford Railway Collooney and Swinford Railway Connection under the Midland Great Western Railway to the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway near Collooney Junction opened to passengers.
/ /1930	Sligo Branch (Midland Great Western Railway) Collooney [MGWR] north to Collooney Junction singled. Collooney Junction controlled by power points from Ballysodare.