Castlebar railway station

For the railway station in London, see Castle Bar Park railway station.

Castlebar Caisleán an Bharraigh
Castlebar railway station pictured in 1989
General information
Location	Station Road, Castlebar, County Mayo, F23 R670 Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°50′51″N9°17′17″W / 53.8473758°N 9.2881417°W / 53.8473758; -9.2881417
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	Dublin–Westport/Galway
Platforms	2 (1 in use)
Other information
Station code	CLBAR
Website	www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/station/castlebar
History
Opened	17 December 1862 (1862-12-17)

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

The station is on the Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line and is the penultimate stop on the line for services towards Westport. 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 17 December 1862, ^[2] 149 miles 74 chains (241.3 km) from Broadstone via Mullingar. ^[3]

Services

The typical current service pattern is: ^[4]

• 5 trains per day to Dublin Heuston
• 5 trains per day to Westport

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Manulla Junction		InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line		Westport

Notes

1. "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
2. "Castlebar station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
3. Shepherd (1994), p. 118.
4. "Train Timetables by Route". Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

References

• Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. ISBN   1-85780-008-7.

External links

• Official website