Foxford railway station
General information | |
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Location | Station Road, Foxford, County Mayo, F26 F950 Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°58′58″N 9°8′3″W / 53.98278°N 9.13417°W |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
1868 | Station opened |
Foxford railway station serves the town of Foxford in County Mayo, Ireland.
The station is on the Dublin to Ballina service (Direct or Transfer at Manulla Junction). Passengers can travel to Westport by travelling to Manulla Junction and changing trains.[1]
The station opened on 1 May 1868.[2] It was closed in 1963 and reopened in 1988.[citation needed]
The line is owned by the state company Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), and previously by the Midland Great Western Railway. The station has a single track and platform. The remains of a second platform on the western side of the line are still visible.[timeframe?]
Services[edit]
The typical weekday off-peak service is as follows:
- 1 train every 2 hours to Ballina
- 1 train every 2 hours to Manulla Junction
Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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Manulla Junction | Commuter Ballina Branch Line |
Ballina | ||
InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line |
Gallery[edit]
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Abandoned western platform
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
- ^ "Foxford station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Mayo
- Railway stations in County Mayo
- Railway stations opened in 1868
- Railway stations opened in 1988
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in the 1980s
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in the 1860s
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1963
- Irish railway station stubs