Site Description
There is a long siding leading into a loop on the Down side, before crossing Lough Atalia on a bridge which previously had an opening span. Legend has it that this had the distinction of having been opened once during its lifetime, for the pre-opening Board of Trade inspection and never again! The disused signal cabin is on the Down side immediately after this. The former goods area is on the same side and contains a goods store, a number of sidings and a loading bank. There is just one platform with two faces here, on the Up side, the second face being added by CIE. It and the adjacent carriage siding are covered by an overall roof. The wall of the station beside the carriage siding is adorned with pieces of art. There was originally a second platform, but this was walled off by the GSR and used as a road freight depot. The former locomotive area is behind the platform on the Up side and contains a disused locomotive shed, turntable and water tower - the later heavily overgrown. The turntable siding ended under a road overbridge beyond these for many years and is all that remains of the former branch to Clifden, closed in 1935. The station building is on the Up platform and contains the ticket office, waiting room, regional offices for both Irish Rail and Bus Eireann and the bus ticket office. Behind the buffer stops is the former Great Southern Hotel (now "the Hardiman"), railway owned until 1984, when mounting losses forced the Government to bail out their railway company and take over this chain of hotels. The station and hotel front onto Eyre Square, an attractive plaza in the centre of Galway.Photographs
Photo Gallery - Galway Station
Google Street View - Galway Station
Geograph.ie - Galway Station (Link checked 26072021)
Geograph.ie - Galway Station (Link checked 26072021)
Links
Irish Rail Station Information - Galway (Link checked 26072021)
Chronological Details
| Opened | Closed | Company | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/08/1851 | / /Open | MGWR | Galway |
Geographical Details
| Section Start | Section Finish | Distance | Milepost | Measured from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | Clifden | 0 | 0 | Galway Station |
| Portarlington | Galway | 87.89 | 126.75 | Broadstone Station |