Galway Suburban Rail
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Galway Suburban Rail (Irish: Iarnród Bruachbhailteach na Gaillimhe) is a suburban rail service currently operating on the Dublin–Galway line between Galway, Oranmore and Athenry.[1]
Services
[edit]Commuter services in the Athenry–Galway corridor consist of the following:
- Early morning and late evening services between Athlone and Galway serving the County Galway towns of Ballinasloe, Woodlawn and Attymon
- Morning and evening Intercity service originating from Limerick serving the County Galway towns of Gort, Ardrahan and Craughwell
- Evening services which continue to Athlone and Heuston Station, Dublin
Between these routes, there are 14 services in each direction each weekday in this section, with 11 services from Galway and 10 services from Athenry on Sundays.
Future developments
[edit]Iarnród Éireann are currently developing Ceannt Station, Galway to have 5 platforms,[2] and devloping a passing loop and second platform at Oranmore Station.[3] This may enable services along the route up to 15 minutes. In future they plan to create a double track for the entire route from Galway to Athenry.
Under the Transport 21 plan, service is planned between Tuam and Galway via the closed line to Claremorris. However, funding for this has not been identified and no Railway Order has yet been sought.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Transport Minister to open Oranmore rail station Archived 2013-07-05 at archive.today
- ^ "Works at Ceannt Station well underway as Customers advised of Alternative Access". 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Work on Oranmore Train Station Expansion set for 2025". 26 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- 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
- Oireachtas Written answers Wednesday, 24 March 2010 Department of Transport Light Rail Project, retrieved 13 March 2011
- Transport 21 Western Railway Corridor
- West On Track
- Map of the Western Rail Corridor
- Rail Users Ireland Forum
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