The first and sole surviving station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) on 3 December 1862[3] as part of the extension of its line from Longford to Sligo.

On 1 September 1881 the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SL&NCR) opened its station to the east,[3] before building a connection to the MGWR at Carrignagat Junction to the north and thus completing its line from Enniskillen to Sligo.

Finally, on 1 October 1895, the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (WL&WR) opened its station to the west,[3] as part of the extension of its line from Claremorris to Sligo.

Following the creation of the Irish Free State, the MGWR and the GS&WR became part of the Great Southern Railways (GSR) in 1925.

The GS&WR station closed on 17 June 1963 when CIÉ withdrew passenger services between Claremorris and Sligo; this line remained open for goods traffic until 1975, after which it fell into dereliction (though it is proposed to re-open in the future as part of the Western Railway Corridor).