Boyle Railway Station

Detached four-bay two-storey railway station, built c.1862 by the M.G.W.R. as part of the Sligo Branch railway line. Canopy to platform and three-bay single-storey building attached to west of canopy. Hipped slated roof with rendered chimneystacks. Snecked limestone walls withcut stone plinth course and dressings. Segmental-headed recessed window and door openings to main building having cut stone surrounds, replacement uPVC windows with stone sills and replacement timber and glazed door. Canopy supported by square-profiled timber pillars. Sandstone flagstones still in-situ below canopy. Timber seats under canopy. Building to west of canopy has openings with tooled stone surrounds, concrete sills and replacement timber windows. Single-storey addition to west gable with brick chimneystack. Access onto platform via a square-headed entrance way to east or through wrought-iron gate to west. Station and platform bounded by a squared limestone wall with brick dressings to openings.

On the 3rd December 1862 the first steam train from Longford arrived at Boyle Station on its way to Sligo.

This visually-appealing railway station is the main structure within a group of railway buildings including a footbridge, signal box, water tower, waiting room and platform. Its architectural design and detailing utilises many materials such as cast-iron, timber, stone and brick, giving it an interesting textural quality. It is a very fine example of nineteenth-century railway architecture. On the 3rd December 1862 the first steam train from Longford arrived at Boyle Station on its way to Sligo.

On the 3rd December 1862 the first steam train from Longford arrived at Boyle Station on its way to Sligo.