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Disused railway station in County Galway, Ireland

Oughterard railway station
General information
LocationCounty Galway
Ireland
Coordinatesc. 53°25′18″N 9°19′34″W / 53.4218°N 9.326°W / 53.4218; -9.326
Platforms2
History
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1895Station opens
1935Station closes
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

Oughterard railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

History

The station was the interim terminus on the 49+1⁄4 miles (79.3 km) line to Clifden, being 16+1⁄2 miles (26.6 km) from Galway The inaugural train, the 08:00 from Galway on 1 January 1895 arrived at 9:15am, bringing MGWR General Manager Joseph Tatlow and entourage, who retired to an hotel for refreshments. The 9:25am return left Oughterard with a mere seven passengers, part of the reason being New Year's Day was a strict Church holyday.

The station proved useful in bringing tourists and anglers to the Ouhterard area.

The station closed with the line in 1935.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Shepherd (1994), p. 119.
  2. ^ Sellers (2010).

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