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Oranmore serves as an intermediate stop both for services to Galway from Limerick, and for the Galway Suburban Rail services from Athenry. Oranmore was not included in the initial opening of Phase 1 of the Western Rail Corridor. Originally planned for opening in 2011. [4] It reopened on Sunday 28 July 2013. [5]
Galway railway station (Ceannt Station, Irish: Stáisiún Cheannt) is a railway station which serves the city of Galway in County Galway. The station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square. It is the terminus station for the Dublin to Galway intercity service and the Limerick to Galway and Athenry to Galway commuter services ...
Commuter (Irish: Comaitéir) is a brand of suburban rail services operated by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland, serving the cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway. This brand is distinct from the longer distance InterCity brand, and Dublin's higher frequency DART brand.
The Galway line was opened by the MGWR in 1851, which became the primary route to the west coast city from Dublin. The GSWR route to Athlone opened in 1859, but the company also ran another route in the west of the country, when it purchased the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway , which operated the Waterford-Collooney route that called ...
The service was also extended to Galway city for a time in 2008, departing Eyre Square at 01:30 for Moycullen, 02.30 for Spiddal and 03.30 for the towns of Oranmore and Claregalway. [35] In December 2010 during a period of cold weather , Nightrider services from Dublin to Drogheda, Meath and Kildare were cancelled due to icy conditions.
Athenry railway station serves the town of Athenry in County Galway. The station lies on the Dublin to Galway intercity service, Galway to Limerick and Galway to Athenry commuter services. Passengers for Westport and Ballina travel to Athlone and change trains. [1] It was once connected to Tuam and Claremorris in the north.
The Cliffs of Moher, The Burren) and Galway (i.e. Galway City, Connemara). The River Shannon is the largest and deepest river in the British Isles, so a bridge would be difficult and costly to build. The service was inaugurated in 1969, with six families based on both sides of the crossing investing to create the company. [4]
Galway Advertiser: Planning Approval granted for Oranmore train station, retrieved 13 March 2011; Galway Public Transport Feasibility Study, retrieved 13 March 2011; Limerick-Galway Rail Timetable 2010, retrieved 13 March 2011; Dublin-Galway Rail Timetable 2010, retrieved 13 March 2011