Achill railway station

Achill Acaill, Oileán Acla
Achill Railway station in the early 20th century
General information
Location	Achill Sound, County Mayo Ireland
Coordinates	53°56′03″N9°55′06″W / 53.93417°N 9.91833°W / 53.93417; -9.91833
Distance	27 miles to Westport
History
Opened	1895
Closed	1937
Original company	Midland Great Western Railway
Key dates
18 May 1895	Station opens
31 December 1934	Station closes to passenger traffic, becomes freight only
20 May 1936	Station reopens fully to passenger traffic
1 October 1937	Station closes
Location

Achill station served Achill in County Mayo, Ireland and was the terminus of the line which connected to Westport via Mallaranny (Mulranny) and Newport.

History

It was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1895, which was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railway in 1924, and closed in 1937. ^[1]

The station is now a hostel and the route to Westport was used for the Great Western Greenway trail.

Achill station circa 1994

References

1. "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railscot.

• Beaumont, Jonathan (2002). Rails to Achill: A West of Ireland branch line. Oakwood Press. ISBN   0853615888.
• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.^{[ page needed ]}

External links

• Industrial Heritage Ireland - Achill Railway Station
• MGWR Railway History
• Westport to Achill railway, The Institution of Engineers of Ireland

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Mallaranny (Mulranny)		Midland Great Western Railway Westport-Achill		Terminus