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Disused railway station in Ireland For the New Zealand railway station, see Ross Branch (railway line).

Ross railway station
General information
LocationCounty Galway
Ireland
Coordinatesc. 53°22′59″N 9°14′53″W / 53.383°N 9.248°W / 53.383; -9.248
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

Ross railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway. It served the Martin family and the people of the wider Rosscahill area.

History

The station was some 12 miles (19 km) distant from Galway. The station served the area of Rosscahill and the Martin family.

The station closed with the line in 1935.

References

Notes

  1. Co-ordinates are approximate general area and are not the precise location of the station

Footnotes

  1. ^ Fahy (2014).
  2. Shepherd (1994), pp. 46–47, 119.
  3. Shepherd (1994), p. 119.

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