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Ballynahinch railway station, County Galway

Coordinates: 53°27′19″N 9°52′01″W / 53.4553°N 9.8669°W / 53.4553; -9.8669
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Ballinahinch railway station
General information
LocationCounty Galway
Ireland
Coordinates53°27′19″N 9°52′01″W / 53.4553°N 9.8669°W / 53.4553; -9.8669
History
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1895Station opens
1935Station closes

Ballynahinch railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway.

History

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The station was the last from on the line to Clifden, some 5 miles (8.0 km) distant, c. 42 miles (68 km) miles from Galway and just 5 miles (8.0 km) from the previous station Recess.[1] Like Maam Cross the station was not immediately ready when public services started to Clifden on 1 July 1895 and opened a little later.[2] The station served the area of Ballinahinch as well as Ballynahinch Castle, which had been built in 1684 for the Martyn family. In the early 1900s, the castle was the summer residence of Ranjitsinhji, the Maharaja of Nawanagar, and former test cricketer with the English Cricket Team.

The station closed with the line in 1935,[1] since being renovated and now a private dwelling.[3]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Shepherd (1994), p. 119.
  2. ^ Shepherd (1994), p. 46,119.
  3. ^ Harrison (2020).

Sources

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  • Shepherd, W. Ernest (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-008-7. OCLC 60006991.
  • Harrison, Roger (11 April 2020). "Ballynahinch Railway Station". Galway County Heritage Office. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

Further reading

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