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Castlebar railway station

Coordinates: 53°50′50.64″N 9°17′16.44″W / 53.8474000°N 9.2879000°W / 53.8474000; -9.2879000
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Castlebar

Caisleán an Bharraigh
Iarnród Éireann
Castlebar railway station pictured in 1989
General information
LocationStation Road, Castlebar, County Mayo, F23 R670
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53°50′50.64″N 9°17′16.44″W / 53.8474000°N 9.2879000°W / 53.8474000; -9.2879000
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Line(s)Dublin-Westport
Platforms2 (1 in use)
Other information
Station codeCLBAR
History
Opened17 December 1862 (1862-12-17)

Castlebar railway station serves the town of Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland.

The station is on the Dublin to Westport Line and is the penultimate stop on the line for services towards Westport. Passengers to or from Galway will need to travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Ballina and Foxford must travel to Manulla Junction and change trains.[1]

History

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The station opened on 17 December 1862,[2] 149 miles 74 chains (241.3 km) from Broadstone via Mullingar.[3]

Services

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The typical current service pattern is:[4]

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Manulla Junction   InterCity
Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line
  Westport

References

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  1. ^ "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Castlebar station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  3. ^ Shepherd (1994), p. 118.
  4. ^ "Train Timetables by Route". Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

Sources

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  • Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
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