Ardrahan railway station explained

Ardrahan
Native Name:Ard Raithin
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Caherdaly, Ardrahan, County Galway, H91 WY9V
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.16°N -8.81°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:1
Opened:15 September 1869
Closed:5 April 1976
Rebuilt:March 2010
Code:ARHAN, 183
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann

Ardrahan railway station serves the village of Ardrahan in County Galway, Ireland.

History

Opened by the Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway, at the beginning of the 20th century the station was run by the Great Southern and Western Railway and then Great Southern Railways.

The station was then passed to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945. Passenger services ceased in 1976.

The site today

The line through the station was rebuilt as part of the Western Railway Corridor, the station reopening to passengers in March 2010.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transport Act 1944 . Irish Statute Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070426164302/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA21Y1944.html . 26 April 2007 .
  2. Web site: Western reopening to encourage regional development . Railway Gazette International. 2010-03-31.