Castlebar railway station

Castlebar railway station serves the town of Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland.

Castlebar

Caisleán an Bharraigh
Castlebar railway station pictured in 1989
LocationStation Road, Castlebar, County Mayo, F23 R670
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53°50′50.64″N 9°17′16.44″W
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Line(s)Dublin-Westport
History
Opened17 December 1862 (1862-12-17)

The station is on the Dublin to Westport Rail service. Passengers to or from Galway travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Ballina and Foxford travel to Manulla Junction and change trains.[1]

History

The station opened on 17 December 1862,[2] 149 miles 74 chains (241.3 km) from Broadstone via Mullingar.[3]

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Manulla Junction   InterCity
Dublin-Westport
  Westport

References

  1. "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. "Castlebar station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  3. Shepherd (1994), p. 118.

Sources

  • Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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