Athenry railway station

Athenry

*Baile Átha an Rí*
Athenry; Baile Átha an Rí
	Platform at Athenry
General information
Location	Church Street; Athenry, County Galway; Ireland
Coordinates	53°18′3″N 8°44′59″W / 53.30083°N 8.74972°W
Elevation	42 metres (138 ft)
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	Dublin-Westport/Galway; Limerick-Galway;
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Station code	ATHRY
Fare zone	N
History
Opened	1 August 1851 (172 years ago)
Services
Location
Location

Athenry railway station serves the town of Athenry in County Galway.

Dublin to
Galway/Westport

Legend

Year

closed

Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Connolly

Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly & The Point

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght & Saggart

Inchicore Works

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

1947

Dublin–Waterford line

Monasterevin

Portarlington

Dublin to Cork line

Tullamore

Horseleap Branch

to Mullingar

1964

Clara

Athlone

Ballinasloe

Woodlawn

Attymon

Western Railway Corridor

to Limerick

Athenry

to Collooney

Manulla Junction

Exchange

only

to Achill

1937

Westport Quay

1978

Limerick–Galway

Legend

					Dublin–Galway Line
					to Claremorris
					Athenry

					Oranmore
					Galway
					Craughwell
					Ardrahan
					Gort
					Ennis
					Sixmilebridge
					Limerick Colbert

The station lies on the Dublin to Galway intercity service and Galway to Limerick and Galway to Athenry commuter services.

Passengers for Westport and Ballina travel to Athlone and change trains.^[1]

It was once connected to Tuam and Claremorris in the north. This service may be resumed (see Western Rail Corridor).

History

The station was opened on 1 August 1851, by the Midland Great Western Railway. In November 2016, it was announced the station could lose its connection to Ennis again by 2018 with the closure of the Ennis to Athenry line to save money.