Ballinasloe railway station

Ballinasloe railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Iarnróid Bhéal Átha na Sluaighe) is a railway station in Ballinasloe, County Galway. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ). Opened in 1851, this railway station is a fine and imposing Tudor style building, designed by George Wilkinson.

Ballinasloe Bhéal Átha na Sluaighe
General information
Location	Station Road, Ballinasloe, County Galway, H53 X657 Ireland
Coordinates	53.336255°N 8.240800°W / 53.336255; -8.240800
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	Dublin-Galway line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	546 547 548
Bus operators	TFI Local Link Galway
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	BSLOE
Fare zone	L
Key dates
Opened	1 August 1851
Iarnród Éireann CIÉ IÉ railway stations
Route map v t e Dublin to Galway/Westport Legend Year closed Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly & The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght & Saggart Inchicore Works Park West and Cherry Orchard Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge Straffan 1947 Sallins and Naas Newbridge Kildare Dublin–Waterford line Monasterevin Portarlington Dublin to Cork line Tullamore Horseleap Branch to Mullingar 1964 Clara Athlone Ballinasloe Woodlawn Attymon Western Railway Corridor to Limerick Athenry Oranmore Galway Roscommon Castlerea Ballyhaunis Claremorris to Collooney Manulla Junction Exchange only Foxford Ballina Castlebar Westport to Achill 1937 Westport Quay 1978
Location

The station is on the Dublin to Galway Rail service. Passengers to or from Westport travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Limerick and Ennis travel to Athenry and change trains.^[1]

History and design

The station was opened on 1 August 1851^[2] by the Midland Great Western Railway. It is designed by George Wilkinson, and has been well-maintained since it was opened. The building is dressed with many gables that serve to articulate the roofline. The railway station is of considerable social and historical significance, having been built as part of the Great Midland and Western Railway network development in Ireland that improved the efficiency of public transport and linked remote areas of the country with larger urban settlements and ports.^[3][4]

Services

Train Services

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Athlone		InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line		Woodlawn

Bus Services

TFI Local Link Galway operate services from the road outside the station serving destinations such as Loughrea, Portumna, Castlerea Station & Ballinasloe Hospital^[5][6][7]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
2. "Ballinasloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
3. "Ballinasloe Railway Station, Station Road, DEERPARK (CLONMACNOWEN BY), Ballinasloe, County Galway". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
4. "Ballinasloe Railway Station, Station Road, DEERPARK (CLONMACNOWEN BY), Ballinasloe, County Galway". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
5. "546 - Castlerea, Castlerea Depot Railway Station - Ballinasloe, Portiuncula Hospital". bustimes.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
6. "547 - Portumna - Ballinasloe". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
7. "548 - Loughrea - Ballinasloe, Train Station". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

External links

• Irish Rail Ballinasloe Station Website