Longford Railway Station serves the town of Longford in County Longford, Ireland.
Longford is the terminus of Iarnród ÃÂireann's Dublin ConnollyâÂÂLongford Commuter service, and is also a stop on the Dublin ConnollyâÂÂSligo InterCity service.
Longford is approximately from Sligo and from Dublin. Journeys to the capital by rail generally take about an hour and three quarters.
Longford railway station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway on 8 November 1855 as the terminus of the extension of its line north-west from Mullingar. The line was further extended to Sligo in 1862.
Connecting trains in Dublin Connolly run on the Belfast Line via , , , to Belfast Grand Central and on the Rosslare Line via , Greystones, , , , to Rosslare Europort.
Numerous Bus ÃÂireann Expressway and TFI Local Link routes stop immediately outside the station.