Achill railway station

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Achill
Acaill, Oileán Acla
Location
Location	Westport
Area	County Mayo
Operations
Original company	Midland Great Western Railway
History
18 May 1895	Station opens
31 December 1934	Station closes
20 May 1936	Station reopens
1 October 1937	Station closes
Disused railway stations in Ireland
Closed railway stations in Ireland A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Achill was a station which served Achill in County Mayo, Ireland. It was the terminus of an extension line from Westport.

[edit] 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 hostory and description of the line ("Rails to Achill") by historical author Jonathan Beaumont was published in 2002 by Oakwood Press.

[edit] The site today

[edit] References

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.  ISBN 1 85260 508 1

• Pictures of the station. [1]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Mulranny		Midland Great Western Railway Westport-Achill		Terminus

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