Castlebar railway station

Railway station in County Mayo, Ireland

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

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°50′51″N 9°17′17″W﻿ / ﻿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)

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

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

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

## Services

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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

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Manulla Junction |  | InterCity
Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line |  | Westport

## Notes

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1. ^ "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
2. ^ "Castlebar station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
3. ^ Shepherd (1994), p. 118.
4. ^ "Train Timetables by Route". Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

## References

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* Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.

## External links

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* Official website