Balla railway station

For the station in Bangladesh, see Balla railway station (Bangladesh).

Balla
General information
Location	Balla, County Mayo Ireland
Coordinates	53.7952°N 9.13085°W / 53.7952; -9.13085
Elevation	148 ft
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Station & goods shed
History
Opened	19 May 1862
Closed	15 June 1963
Original company	Great Northern and Western Railway
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Claremorris   Midland Great Western Railway Dublin-Westport/Ballina   Manulla Junction

Balla railway station served the village of Balla in County Mayo, Ireland.

History

Opened by the Great Northern and Western Railway, the station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945.^[citation needed]

Today

Trains on the Dublin Heuston to Westport still pass the site.^[citation needed] Newspaper reports in December 2021 reported on the reopening of the station in the event of a reopening of the Western Rail Corridor from Galway to Sligo.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.