Ballyhaunis railway station explained

Ballyhaunis
Native Name:Béal Átha hAmhnais
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Devlis, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, F35 NX61
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.7616°N -8.7585°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Opened:1861
Code:BYHNS
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann

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

The station is on the Dublin to Westport Rail service. 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

The station opened on 1 October 1861[2] (although some sources list 9 September 1861[3]) and its 150th anniversary was celebrated in 2011 by a Ballyhaunis Railway Station-themed edition of the local annual Annagh Magazine.[4]

Passenger traffic through the station increased notably in the form of pilgrims following the claim in 1879 that there had been an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist and Jesus Christ (as the Lamb of God) in the nearby town of Knock.[5]

Services

Iarnród Éireann operate the following service:[6]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timetables. Irish Rail. 2012-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042758/http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-route. 2019-04-02. dead.
  2. Web site: Ballyhaunis station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 6 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. 26 September 2007 . live.
  3. Book: Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the railways of Ireland.
  4. Web site: Annagh Magazine. Ballyhaunis Life. 7 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426032500/http://www.ballyhaunislife.com/?q=Annagh%20Magazine. 26 April 2012.
  5. Web site: A Very Short History of Ballyhaunis and District. Annagh Magazine. 2008. 2011-12-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120907042832/http://www.annaghmag.ie/files/download/annagh%202008.pdf. 2012-09-07. dead.
  6. Web site: Train Timetables by Route . 28 May 2023 . Iarnród Éireann.