Achill railway station explained

Achill
Native Name:Acaill, Oileán Acla
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Achill Sound, County Mayo
Country:Ireland
Distance:27 miles to Westport
Original:Midland Great Western Railway
Years:18 May 1895
Events:Station opens
Years2:31 December 1934
Events2:Station closes to passenger traffic, becomes freight only
Years3:20 May 1936
Events3:Station reopens fully to passenger traffic
Years4:1 October 1937
Events4:Station closes
Opened:1895
Closed:1937

Achill station served Achill in County Mayo, Ireland and was the terminus of the line which connected to Westport via Mallaranny (Mulranny) and Newport.

History

It was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1895, which was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railway in 1924, and closed in 1937.[1]

The station is now a hostel and the route to Westport was used for the Great Western Greenway trail.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irish Railways . Railscot.