Manulla Junction railway station

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Manulla Junction

Ghabhal Mhaigh Nulla
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InterCity Rail & Commuter Rail
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Manulla Junction in July 2015
General information
LocationSkiddernagh, County Mayo
Ireland
Coordinates 53°49′41″N9°11′33″W / 53.82792°N 09.192579°W / 53.82792; -09.192579
Line(s) Dublin–Westport Line
Ballina branch line
Distance145 miles 71 chains (234.8 km)
PlatformsA single island with 2 platforms
Tracks2
Train operators Iarnród Éireann
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeMNLAJ
History
Original company Midland Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 May 1868Opened
1963Closed except for inter-train transfers
Location
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Manulla Junction
Location within Ireland
Manulla Junction railway station

Manulla Junction railway station is a transfer point for train passengers in County Mayo, Ireland.

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Description

It is a rare example of an interchange-only rail station. Passengers cannot enter or leave the station; it is only for passengers travelling to or from Foxford or Ballina, who transfer to or from Dublin–Westport trains. [1]

A similar station is Smallbrook Junction, Isle of Wight, England, where Island Line trains only stop on days when the Isle of Wight Steam Railway is running, to allow passengers to change between lines. [2]

Other examples are Sagliains railway station in Switzerland, Newark Liberty International Airport Station in New Jersey and the transfer platform at Pittsburg/Bay Point station in California.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1868. [3]

The signal cabin at the eastern end was destroyed in the Irish Civil War and was replaced by one at the Westport end. [4]

The station was closed to passengers joining or leaving the railway network in 1963; however, passengers can still disembark to the platforms for connections to and from the Ballina branch line. [4]

In 1988, the signal cabin was replaced by a portacabin-style structure on the island platform. [4]

Services

Train Services

The weekday off-peak service is as follows:

Currently, there are no direct passenger services from Ballina line to Dublin all passengers need to change here. [5]

Preceding station Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann Following station
Claremorris   InterCity
Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line 		  Castlebar
Terminus  Commuter
Ballina Branch Line 		  Foxford

Bus Services

Buses do not serve the station because there is no passenger access to the platforms.

Incidents

On 5 September 1910, a train overran signals and 15 people were injured. The night mail had run into the engine of the branch line train and it was found shunting procedures at Manulla needed to be changed. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. ↑ Marshall, Geoff. "Smallbrook Junction - Least Used Station Isle of Wight". YouTube. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Manulla Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland - An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 81, 106, 139. ISBN   1-85780-008-7.
  5. ↑ "Irish Rail Timetable as of July 2024" (PDF). irishrail.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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