Gort An Gort  | |||||||||||
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 Gort railway station, County Galway | |||||||||||
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| Location | Gort, County Galway Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°03′59″N08°49′00″W / 53.06639°N 8.81667°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 September 1869 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 5 April 1976 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | March 2010 | ||||||||||
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Gort railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland.
The station originally opened on 15 September 1869 and closed on 5 April 1976. As part of Iarnród Éireann's Western Rail Corridor project, under the Transport 21 plan, Iarnród Éireann rebuilt the station. [1] Work on Gort station was planned to start in 2008. However, an objection raised by a local company on the basis of traffic hazards regarding the proposal to rebuild the old station. [2] In January 2009, this objection was withdrawn, allowing Iarnród Éireann to begin work rebuilding the station. [3] The new station opened in March 2010. [4]
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