Portarlington Halt
Portarlington station is a railway station on the Dublin-Cork Main Line.
It is the branching-off/exchange point for services to Galway, Ballina, and Westport. The Galway/Mayo line diverges at the west end of the station via a single lead junction towards Athlone.
The station is situated just outside Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland.
The station formerly had a third track between the platforms "the centre or middle road" which was removed in 2005 when the platforms were lengthened and widened in preparation for the introduction of Mk 4 Inter City trains.
History
The station opened on 26 June 1847.
Services
Train Services
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare | InterCity Mallow-Tralee railway line (Sundays only) |
Portlaoise | ||
| Kildare | InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line |
Tullamore | ||
| InterCity Ballina branch line |
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| Monasterevin | Commuter South Western Commuter |
Portlaoise | ||
See also
References
- ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/portarlington Archived 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Portarlington Station Website
- ^ "Portarlington station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
External links
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