Ballyhaunis railway station

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Ballyhaunis

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General information
LocationDevlis, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, F35 NX61
Ireland
Coordinates 53°45′42″N8°45′31″W / 53.761631°N 8.758509°W / 53.761631; -8.758509
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeBYHNS
History
Opened1861
Services
Preceding station  Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann  Following station
Castlerea   InterCity
Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line
  Claremorris

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

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

History

The station opened on 1 October 1861 [2] (although some sources list 9 September 1861 [3] ) and its 150th anniversary was celebrated in 2011 by a Ballyhaunis Railway Station-themed edition of the local annual Annagh Magazine. [4]

Passenger traffic through the station increased notably in the form of pilgrims following the claim in 1879 that there had been an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist and Jesus Christ (as the Lamb of God) in the nearby town of Knock. [5]

Services

Iarnród Éireann operate the following service: [6]

See also

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References

  1. "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. "Ballyhaunis station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  3. Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the railways of Ireland.[ full citation needed ]
  4. "Annagh Magazine". Ballyhaunis Life. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  5. "A Very Short History of Ballyhaunis and District" (PDF). Annagh Magazine. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. "Train Timetables by Route". Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 28 May 2023.