Achill railway station

53°56′03″N 9°55′06″W / 53.93417°N 9.91833°W / 53.93417; -9.91833Distance27 miles to WestportHistoryOpened1895Closed1937Original companyMidland Great Western RailwayKey dates18 May 1895Station opens31 December 1934Station closes to passenger traffic, becomes freight only20 May 1936Station reopens fully to passenger traffic1 October 1937Station closes

Achill station served Achill in County Mayo, Ireland and was the terminus of the line which connected to Westport via Mallaranny (Mulranny) and Newport.

History

It was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1895, which was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railway in 1924, and closed in 1937.[1]

The station is now a hostel and the route to Westport was used for the Great Western Greenway trail.

Achill station circa 1994

References

  1. ^ "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railscot.
  • Beaumont, Jonathan (2002). Rails to Achill: A West of Ireland branch line. Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853615888.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.[page needed]

External links

  • Industrial Heritage Ireland - Achill Railway Station
  • MGWR Railway History
  • Westport to Achill railway, The Institution of Engineers of Ireland


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Mallaranny (Mulranny)   Midland Great Western Railway
Westport-Achill 		  Terminus
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