Clara railway station

Clara Clóirtheach
General information
Location	Railway View, Clara, County Offaly, R35 V202 Ireland
Coordinates	53°20′23″N7°36′56″W / 53.339656°N 7.615668°W / 53.339656; -7.615668
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Bus routes	1
Bus operators	TFI Local Link
Connections	840
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	CLARA
Fare zone	H
Key dates
1859	Station opened
Passengers
81,532 [1]
Location

Clara railway station serves the town of Clara in County Offaly.

The station lies on the Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Westport or Ballina line. ^[2]

History

The station opened on 3 October 1859. ^[3]

Clara was once a railway junction, with a branch to Streamstown on the now disused Athlone – Mullingar link.

Accidents and incidents

• On 9 March 2019, a woman was seriously injured after being hit by a train to Westport near the station. Services were suspended for a few hours as a result.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/tullamore-tribune/1775698/marked-increase-in-numbers-travelling-by-train-from-tullamore-and-clara.html ^{[ bare URL ]}
2. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
3. "Clara station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.

External links

• Irish Rail Clara Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Tullamore		InterCity Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line		Athlone
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