Ardsollus and Quin railway station

Ardsollus and Quin
Location	Ennis, County Clare Ireland
History
Opened	17 January 1859
Closed	17 June 1963
Original company	Waterford and Limerick Railway Limerick and Ennis Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Ballycar   Midland Great Western Railway Limerick and Ennis Railway Great Southern and Western Railway   Clarecastle

Ardsollus and Quin railway station was a station on the railway from Limerick to Ennis and served the village of Quin in County Clare, Ireland.

History

Opened by the Limerick and Ennis Railway, at the beginning of the 20th century, the station was run by the Great Southern and Western Railway (GSWR). It was absorbed by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, and so joined the Great Southern Railways.

The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Coras Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944^[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945. The passenger service ceased but freight traffic passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986.

The site today

The line through the station is being rebuilt as part of the Western Railway Corridor and will be returned to passenger use in stages from 2009 to 2012.

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.

1. "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007.

Coordinates: 52°48′18″N 8°53′24″W / 52.805°N 8.89°W