Castlebar railway station

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Castlebar

Caisleán an Bharraigh
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Castlebar railway station, 1989.jpg
Castlebar railway station pictured in 1989
General information
LocationStation Road, Castlebar, County Mayo, F23 R670
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°50′50.64″N9°17′16.44″W / 53.8474000°N 9.2879000°W / 53.8474000; -9.2879000
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)Dublin-Westport
Platforms2 (1 in use)
Other information
Station codeCLBAR
History
Opened17 December 1862 (1862-12-17)

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

Contents

The station is on the Dublin to Westport 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]

Preceding station  Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann  Following station
Manulla Junction   InterCity
Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line
  Westport

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References

  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.

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