Galway Suburban Rail
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Galway Suburban Rail (Irish: Iarnród Bruachbhailteach na Gaillimhe) is a suburban rail service operating on the railway line east of Galway. At present the principal commuter town in the catchment is Athenry and this will be joined by Oranmore station in 2012 - planning permission for this development was granted in February 2011 and is being regarded as part of the re-opening of the Western Rail Corridor, under Transport 21.
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[edit] Services
Commuter services in the Athenry-Galway corridor consist of the following:
- Early morning and late evening services between Athlone and Galway serving the County Galway towns of Ballinasloe, Woodlawn and Attymon
- Morning and evening Intercity service originating from Limerick serving the County Galway towns of Gort, Ardrahan and Craughwell
- Evening services which continue to Athlone and Heuston Station, Dublin
Between these routes there are 14 services in each direction each weekday in this section, with 11 services from Galway and 10 services from Athenry on Sundays.
[edit] Future developments
Under the Transport 21 plan, service is planned between Tuam and Galway via the closed line to Claremorris, however funding for this has not been identified and no Railway Order has yet been sought.
[edit] See also
- Rail transport in Ireland
- Western Rail Corridor
- Belfast Suburban Rail
- Cork Suburban Rail
- Dublin Suburban Rail
- Limerick Suburban Rail
[edit] External links
- Galway Advertiser: Planning Approval Planning approval granted for Oranmore train station, retrieved 13 March 2011
- Galway Public Transport Feasibility Study, retrieved 13 March 2011
- Limerick-Galway Rail Timetable 2010, retrieved 13 March 2011
- Dublin-Galway Rail Timetable 2010, retrieved 13 March 2011
- Oireachtas Written answers Wednesday, 24 March 2010 Department of Transport Light Rail Project, retrieved 13 March 2011
- Transport 21 Western Railway Corridor
- West On Track
- Map of the Western Rail Corridor
- Rail Users Ireland Forum
