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Ross railway station

Coordinates: 53°22′59″N 9°14′53″W / 53.383°N 9.248°W / 53.383; -9.248
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Ross railway station
General information
LocationCounty Galway
Ireland
Coordinatesc. 53°22′59″N 9°14′53″W / 53.383°N 9.248°W / 53.383; -9.248[a]
History
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1895Station opens
1935Station closes

Ross railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway. It served the Martin family and the people of the wider Rosscahill area.[1]

History

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The station was some 12 miles (19 km) distant from Galway.[2] The station served the area of Rosscahill and the Martin family.[1]

The station closed with the line in 1935.[3]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Co-ordinates are approximate general area and are not the precise location of the station

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Fahy (2014).
  2. ^ Shepherd (1994), pp. 46–47, 119.
  3. ^ Shepherd (1994), p. 119.

Sources

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  • Fahy, Jim (6 June 2014). "Ross Railway Station". Oughterard Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  • Shepherd, W. Ernest (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-008-7. OCLC 60006991.

Further reading

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