Claremorris railway station
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County Mayo, F12 D892
Ireland
Claremorris Clár Chlainne Mhuiris | |||||
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 The station platforms in 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Claremorris County Mayo, F12 D892 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°43′15″N 9°00′08″W / 53.7207°N 9.0023°W | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Bus operators | TFI Local Link | ||||
| Connections | 431 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CLMRS | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 19 May 1862 | ||||
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Claremorris railway station serves the town of Claremorris in County Mayo, Ireland, as well as being a railway junction for the surrounding region. It opened on 19 May 1862.[1][2]
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The station is on the Dublin to Westport Line. Passengers to or from Galway will need to travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Ballina and Foxford will need travel to Manulla Junction and change trains.[3]
The station is planned to be a junction on the Western Rail Corridor if Phase Two (Athenry to Tuam) and Phase Three (Tuam to Claremorris) are completed. Both Sean Canney who is in favour of it and Darragh O'Brien became Minister of Transport in 2025. Plans to reopen it onto Sligo in Phases Four or more too could be done as its opened to Tuam.
