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Achill railway station

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Closed
  
1937

1 October 1937
  
Station closes

18 May 1895
  
Station opens

Opened
  
1895

Location
  
Westport, County Mayo Ireland

31 December 1934
  
Station closes to passenger traffic, becomes freight only

20 May 1936
  
Station reopens fully to passenger traffic

Original company
  
Midland Great Western Railway

Similar
  
Kishoge railway station, Collooney railway station, Westport railway station, Woodlawn railway station, Clara railway station

Achill was a station which served Achill in County Mayo, Ireland. It was the terminus of an extension line from Westport via Newport & Mallaranny (Mulranny).

History

Opened by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1894/5. In 1925 a merger led to management by the Great Southern Railways. They closed it in 1937. A comprehensive history and description of the line ("Rails to Achill") by historical author Jonathan Beaumont was published in 2002 by Oakwood Press.

References

Achill railway station Wikipedia