Westport railway station serves the town of Westport,

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, Ireland. The station is the terminus station on the

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to Westport Rail service. Passengers to or from

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must travel to

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and change trains. Passengers to or from Ballina and

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must travel to Manulla Junction and change trains.

History

The station was opened as ''Westport Town'' on 28 January 1866 by the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR). A branch line to Achill was opened in February 1894 as far as Newport and in May 1895 in its full length, but was already closed on 1 October 1937. Regular freight traffic to Westport ceased on 6 September 1976. An extension of the line from Dublin to Westport Quay was opened by the MGWR in 1875. It closed to regular passenger traffic in 1912 and to regular freight traffic in 1941, but was used by occasional goods trains until 1977 before being finally closed in 1978. It was dismantled about ten years later, with the Quay station obliterated under a new housing development. Most of the route to the town remains as a cycleway.

Services

The typical current service pattern is: * 5 trains per day to Dublin Heuston

References

External links

Irish Rail Westport Station Website
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