Moycullen railway station

Moycullen railway station
General information
Location	County Galway Ireland
Coordinates	c. 53°20′38″N9°10′19″W / 53.344°N 9.172°W / 53.344; -9.172
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Midland Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1895	Station opens
1935	Station closes
Route map Legend Clifden Ballynahinch Recess Hotel Platform Maam Cross Oughterard Ross Moycullen R. Corrib Prospect Hill Galway Lough Atalia Bridge To Athenry Athlone & Dublin
Location

Moycullen railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

History

The station was the first on the 49+1⁄4 miles (79.3 km) line to Clifden, being the first stop and a little under 8 miles (13 km) from Galway. ^[1] It had two 100 yards (91 m) platforms, 55 yards (50 m) goods platform, and a 90 yards (82 m) cattle loading bank. ^[2]

The station closed with the line in 1935, ^[1] While the line has been paved over several buildings remain but are adapted for private and business usage. ^[2]

References

Footnotes

1. Shepherd (1994), p. 119.
2. O'Sullivan et al. (2019), pp. 29 & 88.

Sources

• Shepherd, W. Ernest (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN   1-85780-008-7. OCLC   60006991.
• O'Sullivan, Jerry; Delaney, Shane; Chique, Carlos; Molloy, Karen (2019). A Moycullen Miscellany — History, architecture and the archaeology of the N59 Moycullen Bypass (PDF). Dublin: Transport Infrastructure Ireland. ISBN   9781911633174 . Retrieved 26 May 2021.

Further reading

• Ryan, J. H. (1902). "The Galway to Clifden Railway". Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland. 28. Dublin: 203–236. doi: 10.48495/tm70mz48v .