Batterstown

Batterstown, Co.Meath, is located on the Clonsilla to Navan line. The line was built by the Dublin & Meath Railway in 1863, and was latterly operated by the Midland Great Western Railway who eventually took over the line entirely. The MGWR had at one time double track as far as Drumree on this line, but this was singled beyond Clonsilla in 1931. Passenger services on the line ceased in 1947 but sporadic goods and specials trains ran until 1963, the track been lifted the following year.


The single storey station building at Batterstown has been extended since closure, but both platforms survive in good condition. At the time of closure there was just a single siding facing Navan just beyond the station buildings, the signal cabin having been closed and demolished some years earlier. Whilst the section of line from Clonsilla to Dunoyne south of Batterstown was re-opened in September 2010, the re instatement of the remaining part of the line to Navan remains uncertain.
Batterstown Station looking north towards Navan. The station retains its up and down platforms, and the station buildings have been extended across the platform. There was a single siding located beyond the buildings. The line from Closilla to Navan was originally double track as far as Drumree. This was singled by the Great Southern Railway around 1931. In 1963, year of closure, Batterstown merely retained its single though line and a siding for sporadic goods traffic.