Castlebar railway station

For the railway station in London, see Castle Bar Park railway station.

Castlebar railway station serves the town of Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland.

Castlebar Caisleán an Bharraigh
Castlebar railway station pictured in 1989
General information
Location	Station Road, Castlebar, County Mayo, F23 R670 Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53.8473758°N 9.2881417°W / 53.8473758; -9.2881417
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	Dublin–Westport/Galway
Platforms	2 (1 in use)
Other information
Station code	CLBAR
Website	www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/station/castlebar
History
Opened	17 December 1862 (1862-12-17)

The station is on the Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line and is the penultimate stop on the line for services towards Westport. Passengers to or from Galway will need to travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Ballina and Foxford must travel to Manulla Junction and change trains.^[1]

History

The station opened on 17 December 1862,^[2] 149 miles 74 chains (241.3 km) from Broadstone via Mullingar.^[3]

Services

The typical current service pattern is:^[4]

• 5 trains per day to Dublin Heuston
• 5 trains per day to Westport

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Manulla Junction		InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line		Westport