The station was the terminus on the Clifden branch line from Galway some 49+1⁄4 miles (79.3 km) distant.[1] An inspection train of directors reached the station on 3 May 1895, with the public opening on 1 July 1895.[2]
When the last train pulled out of Clifden in 1935 with the closure of the railway it left with whistle blowing and detonators set at the level crossing.[3] The station building has since been renovated and is now a hotel and theatre.[citation needed] The station master's house is now a Museum.[citation needed]
Shepherd, W. Ernest (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN1-85780-008-7. OCLC 60006991.
Villiers-Tuthill, Kathleen (1995). "The Connemara Railway 1895-1935". History Ireland. Vol. 4, no. 3. from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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clifden, railway, station, station, serving, town, clifden, county, galway, ireland, opened, 1895, terminus, midland, great, western, railway, mgwr, clifden, branch, line, from, galway, closed, 1935, clifden, station, 1910general, informationlocationclifdencou. Clifden railway station was a station serving the town of Clifden County Galway Ireland Opened in 1895 it was the terminus on the Midland Great Western Railway MGWR Clifden branch line from Galway It closed in 1935 Clifden railway stationClifden station c 1910General informationLocationClifdenCounty GalwayIrelandCoordinates53 29 19 N 10 01 04 W 53 4885 N 10 0177 W 53 4885 10 0177Elevation19 metres 62 ft Platforms1HistoryOpened1 August 1895 128 years ago 1895 08 01 Closed1935 89 years ago 1935 Original companyMidland Great Western RailwayPre groupingGreat Southern RailwaysRoute mapLegend Clifden Ballynahinch Recess Hotel Platform Maam Cross Oughterard Ross Moycullen R Corrib Prospect Hill Galway Lough Atalia Bridge To AthenryAthlone amp DublinLocation Contents 1 History 2 References 2 1 Footnotes 2 2 SourcesHistory editThe station was the terminus on the Clifden branch line from Galway some 49 1 4 miles 79 3 km distant 1 An inspection train of directors reached the station on 3 May 1895 with the public opening on 1 July 1895 2 When the last train pulled out of Clifden in 1935 with the closure of the railway it left with whistle blowing and detonators set at the level crossing 3 The station building has since been renovated and is now a hotel and theatre citation needed The station master s house is now a Museum citation needed References editFootnotes edit Shepherd 1994 p 119 Shepherd 1994 p 46 Villiers Tuthill 1995 Closure Sources edit Shepherd W Ernest 1994 The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland An Illustrated History Leicester Midland Publishing ISBN 1 85780 008 7 OCLC 60006991 Villiers Tuthill Kathleen 1995 The Connemara Railway 1895 1935 History Ireland Vol 4 no 3 Archived from the original on 27 August 2010 Retrieved 21 May 2021 nbsp This Ireland railway station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clifden railway station amp oldid 1197194846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
