Gort railway station

Limerick to
Galway Line

Legend
Western Railway Corridor
to Claremorris and Sligo

Dublin–Galway Line
Athenry
Oranmore
Galway
Craughwell
Ardrahan
Gort
Ennis
Sixmilebridge
Limerick Colbert

Gort railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland.

History

The station originally opened on 15 September 1869 and closed on 5 April 1976. As part of Iarnród Éireann's Western Rail Corridor project, under the Transport 21 plan, Iarnród Éireann rebuilt the station.[1] The new station opened on 29 March 2010.

Work on Gort station was planned to start in 2008. However, an objection raised by a local company on the basis of traffic hazards regarding the proposal to rebuild the old station.[2] In January 2009, this objection was withdrawn, allowing Iarnród Éireann to begin work rebuilding the station.[3]

Special passenger train at Gort station with a pair of CIE 121 Class locomotives in 1986, prior to the time when this section of the Western Railway Corridor was reopened.

External links

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Ennis   InterCity
Limerick-Galway
  Ardrahan

References

Coordinates: 53°03′59″N 08°49′00″W / 53.06639°N 8.81667°W / 53.06639; -8.81667

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