Bective

Bective, Co.Meath, is located on the former Clonsilla to Navan line, built by the Dublin & Meath Railway in 1863, and latterly operated by the Midland Great Western Railway. The line lost its passenger service in 1947 but remained open to goods and special trains until 1963. The single storey station buildings at Bective remain.. Part of the single platform survives, though now filled in. At the time of closure, Bective had one single siding beyond the station buildings, it never had a signal cabin. The line from Clonsilla has since re-opened as far as Dunboyne in September 2010, but reinstatement of the remaining section to Navan remains uncertain.
This is Bective Station, looking north towards Navan from the adjacent road overbridge. The station only ever had one platform, with a small goods yard to the rear of the station building. The single storey Midland Great Western station building at Bective, as viewed from the road overbridge looking north to Navan. The single platform can also been seen with the trackbed covered over. Located at the south end of platform at Bective Station is a small brick built goods shed, which remains in very good condition, complete with original wooden sliding door. A view looking south towards Clonsilla from the road overbridge at Bective Station. The flat profile of the line can still be seen.