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Railway station in County Offaly, Ireland

Clara
ClóirtheachIarnród Éireann
General information
LocationRailway View, Clara, County Offaly, R35 V202
Ireland
Coordinates53°20′23″N 7°36′56″W / 53.339656°N 7.615668°W / 53.339656; -7.615668
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Bus routes1
Bus operatorsTFI Local Link
Connections840
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeCLARA
Fare zoneH
Key dates
1859Station opened

Clara railway station serves the town of Clara in County Offaly.

The station lies on the Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Westport or Ballina line.

History

The station opened on 3 October 1859.

Clara was once a railway junction, with a branch to Streamstown on the now disused AthloneMullingar link.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 9 March 2019, a woman was seriously injured after being hit by a train to Westport near the station. Services were suspended for a few hours as a result.

See also

References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. "Clara station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.

External links

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Tullamore   InterCity
Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line
  Athlone
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