Galway Suburban Rail

Galway Suburban Rail
Athenry Oranmore Galway Ceannt

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 towns is in the catchments of Athenry and Oranmore station.

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.

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.

Iarnród Éireann are hoping to increase Galway commuter services with a service from Galway to Athenry every 15 minutes (this likely includes services to Dublin and Limerick) and a 2nd platform at Oranmore.

See also

• Rail transport in Ireland
• Western Rail Corridor
• Belfast Suburban Rail
• Cork Suburban Rail
• Dublin Suburban Rail
• Limerick Suburban Rail

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