Woodlawn railway station

Woodlawn
Woodlawn; Móta
	Station (platform left) from the level crossing with R359 road
Location	Woodlawn, County Galway, H53 VK16; Republic of Ireland
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	WLAWN
Fare zone	M
Key dates
1858	Station opened

Woodlawn railway station is situated beside a level crossing on the R359 regional road in the village of Woodlawn in County Galway, Ireland.

Dublin to
Galway/Westport

Year

closed

Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Connolly

Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly & The Point

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght & Saggart

Inchicore Works

Adamstown

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

1947

Dublin–Waterford line

Monasterevin

Portarlington

Dublin to Cork line

Tullamore

Horseleap Branch

to Mullingar

1964

Clara

Athlone

Ballinasloe

Woodlawn

Attymon

Western Railway Corridor

to Limerick

Athenry

to Collooney

Manulla Junction

Exchange

only

to Achill

1937

Westport Quay

1978

The station is on the Dublin to Galway Rail service. Passengers to or from Westport travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Limerick and Ennis travel to Athenry and change trains.[1]

History

The station opened on 1 August 1858 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 June 1978.[2]

Facilities

The station has an accessible waiting room and toilet. A ticket machine is located at the entrance to the platform. The car park is currently free of charge.

Additional trains from January 2013

The new Iarnród Éireann timetable introduced on 20 January 2013 sees three additional eastbound trains and one additional Galway-bound train serving the station.[3]

Local requests for better service

On 26 April 2011, a protest numbering some two hundred local people took place at the station. The local action group is requesting that Iarnród Éireann improve the eastbound service from the station by allowing a morning Galway to Dublin train to serve the station.[4]

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gollark: The problem with coal isn't supply but horrible pollution issues. Which nuclear lacks.

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References

http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
"Woodlawn station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
http://www.irishrail.ie/media/06-DublinGalway1.pdf
"Galway residents seek improved train services". RTÉ News. 26 April 2011.

External links

Irish Rail Woodlawn Station website

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Ballinasloe		InterCity Dublin-Galway		Attymon

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[1] ttp://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables

[2] "Woodlawn station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 4 September 2007.

[3] ttp://www.irishrail.ie/media/06-DublinGalway1.pdf

[4] "Galway residents seek improved train services". RTÉ News. 26 April 2011.