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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Moycullen Railway Station

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

History

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. It had two 100 yards (91 m) platforms, 55 yards (50 m) goods platform, and a 90 yards (82 m) cattle loading bank.

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

References

Footnotes

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

Sources

  • 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.

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