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Former railway station in County Galway, Ireland

Clifden railway station
Clifden station c. 1910
General information
LocationClifden
County Galway
Ireland
Coordinates53°29′19″N 10°01′04″W / 53.4885°N 10.0177°W / 53.4885; -10.0177
Elevation19 metres (62 ft)
Platforms1
History
Opened1 August 1895 (129 years ago) (1895-08-01)
Closed1935 (89 years ago) (1935)
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Route map
Legend
Clifden
Ballynahinch
Recess
Hotel Platform
Maam Cross
Oughterard
Ross
Moycullen
R. Corrib
Prospect Hill
Galway
Lough Atalia Bridge
To Athenry
Athlone & Dublin
Location

Clifden railway station was a station serving the town of Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Opened in 1895, it was the terminus on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway. It closed in 1935.

History

The station was the terminus on the Clifden branch line from Galway some 49+1⁄4 miles (79.3 km) distant. An inspection train of directors reached the station on 3 May 1895, with the public opening on 1 July 1895.

When the last train pulled out of Clifden in 1935 with the closure of the railway it left with whistle blowing and detonators set at the level crossing. The station building has since been renovated and is now a hotel and theatre. The station master's house is now a Museum.

References

Footnotes

  1. Shepherd (1994), p. 119.
  2. Shepherd (1994), p. 46.
  3. Villiers-Tuthill (1995), Closure.

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