Ballinasloe railway station

Station in County Galway, Ireland

53°20′11″N 8°14′27″W / 53.336255°N 8.240800°W / 53.336255; -8.240800Owned byIarnród ÉireannOperated byIarnród ÉireannPlatforms2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStation codeBSLOEFare zoneLHistoryOpened1 August 1851Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Athlone   InterCity
Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line 		  Woodlawn
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Dublin to
Galway/Westport
Legend
Year
closed
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Connolly
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Connolly & The Point
 Dublin Heuston Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght & Saggart
Inchicore Works
Park West and
Cherry Orchard
Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Clondalkin/Fonthill Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Kishoge
Adamstown Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Hazelhatch and Celbridge Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Straffan
1947
 Sallins and Naas Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Newbridge
Kildare
Monasterevin
Portarlington
Tullamore
Horseleap Branch
to Mullingar
1964
 Clara
Athlone
Ballinasloe
Woodlawn
Attymon
Athenry
Oranmore
Galway
Roscommon
Castlerea
Ballyhaunis
Claremorris
Manulla Junction
Exchange
only
 Foxford
Ballina
Castlebar
Westport
to Achill
1937
 Westport Quay
1978

Ballinasloe railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Iarnróid Bhéal Átha na Sluaighe) is a railway station in Ballinasloe, County Galway. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ). Opened in 1851, this railway station is a fine and imposing Tudor style building, designed by George Wilkinson.

The station is on the Dublin to Galway Rail service. Passengers to or from Westport travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Limerick and Ennis travel to Athenry and change trains.[1]

History and design

The station was opened on 1 August 1851[2] by the Midland Great Western Railway. It is designed by George Wilkinson, and has been well-maintained since it was opened. The building is dressed with many gables that serve to articulate the roofline. The railway station is of considerable social and historical significance, having been built as part of the Great Midland and Western Railway network development in Ireland that improved the efficiency of public transport and linked remote areas of the country with larger urban settlements and ports.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Timetables". Irish Rail.
  2. ^ "Ballinasloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Ballinasloe Railway Station, Station Road, DEERPARK (CLONMACNOWEN BY), Ballinasloe, County Galway". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ballinasloe Railway Station, Station Road, DEERPARK (CLONMACNOWEN BY), Ballinasloe, County Galway". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

External links

  • Irish Rail Ballinasloe Station Website


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