Clifden railway station
Clifden station c. 1910
General information
LocationClifden
County Galway
Ireland
Coordinates 53°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 (1895-08-01)
Closed1935 (1935)
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern Railways
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+14 miles (79.3 km) distant.[1] An inspection train of directors reached the station on 3 May 1895, with the public opening on 1 July 1895.[2]

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.[3] The station building has since being renovated and now a theatre. The station master's house is now a Museum.

References

Footnotes

Sources

  • Shepherd, W. Ernest (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-008-7. OCLC 60006991.
  • Villiers-Tuthill, Kathleen (1995). "The Connemara Railway 1895-1935". History Ireland. Vol. 4, no. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.


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