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Moycullen railway station

Coordinates: 53°20′38″N 9°10′19″W / 53.344°N 9.172°W / 53.344; -9.172
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Moycullen railway station
General information
LocationCounty Galway
Ireland
Coordinatesc. 53°20′38″N 9°10′19″W / 53.344°N 9.172°W / 53.344; -9.172
Platforms2
History
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1895Station opens
1935Station closes

Moycullen railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

History

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The station was the first on the 49+14 miles (79.3 km) line to Clifden, being the first stop and a little under 8 miles (13 km) from Galway.[1] It had two 100 yards (91 m) platforms, 55 yards (50 m) goods platform, and a 90 yards (82 m) cattle loading bank.[2]

The station closed with the line in 1935,[1] While the line has been paved over several buildings remain but are adapted for private and business usage.[2]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Shepherd (1994), p. 119.
  2. ^ a b O'Sullivan et al. (2019), pp. 29 & 88.

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.
  • O'Sullivan, Jerry; Delaney, Shane; Chique, Carlos; Molloy, Karen (2019). A Moycullen Miscellany — History, architecture and the archaeology of the N59 Moycullen Bypass (PDF). Dublin: Transport Infrastructure Ireland. ISBN 9781911633174. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

Further reading

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