Ardrahan railway station serves the village of
Ardrahan
Ardrahan () is a village in County Galway, Ireland.
History
Richard de Burgo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to Maurice Fitzgerald who built the castle whose ruins still stand today. The churchyard wall contains the remains ...
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County Galway,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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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 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 Western Railway Corridor is a term, used since , for a partly disused railway line running through the west of Ireland. Currently two sections of the line, from Limerick via Ennis to Athenry and from Collooney to Sligo, see regular servic ...
, the station reopening to passengers in March 2010.
See also
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List of railway stations in Ireland
This article lists railway stations both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The stations in the Republic of Ireland are generally operated by Iarnród Éireann and stations in Northern Ireland are generally operated by NI Railways.
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References
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External links
Irish Rail Ardrahan Station Website
Railway stations opened in 1869
Railway stations closed in 1976
1869 establishments in Ireland
Railway stations in County Galway
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