Ardrahan railway station

Ardrahan

Ard Raithin
Ardrahan; Ard Raithin
General information
Location	Caherdaly, Ardrahan, County Galway, H91 WY9V; Ireland
Coordinates	53°10′N 8°49′W / 53.16°N 8.81°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	ARHAN, 183
History
Opened	15 September 1869
Closed	5 April 1976
Rebuilt	March 2010
Services

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

Limerick–Galway

Legend

					Dublin–Galway Line
					to Claremorris
					Athenry

					Oranmore
					Galway
					Craughwell
					Ardrahan
					Gort
					Ennis
					Sixmilebridge
					Limerick Colbert

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]

References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.^{[page needed]}
Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.^{[page needed]}