Hollymount railway station
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LocationHollymount, County Mayo
Ireland
Ireland
Coordinates53°38′37″N 9°06′28″W / 53.6435°N 9.1079°W
Opened1 January 1892
Closed1 January 1959
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| Location | Hollymount, County Mayo Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°38′37″N 9°06′28″W / 53.6435°N 9.1079°W | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 January 1892 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1 January 1959 | ||||||||||
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Hollymount railway station was a branch on the Ballinrobe to Claremorris branch line of the Midland Great Western Railway in Hollymount, County Mayo.
The line was developed by the Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway Company which had been founded in 1884 and the stop opened in 1892.
The company was absorbed into the Midland Great Western Railway in 1924.
The station closed for passenger traffic on 1 June 1930 and closed entirely in 1960.[1][2]
It was the only stop on the branch line from Claremorris to Ballinrobe.[3]
