Oughterard railway station

Oughterard railway station
General information
Location	County Galway Ireland
Coordinates	c. 53.4218°N 9.326°W / 53.4218; -9.326
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Midland Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1895	Station opens
1935	Station closes
Route map Clifden Ballynahinch Recess Hotel Platform Maam Cross Oughterard Ross Moycullen R. Corrib Prospect Hill Galway Lough Atalia Bridge To Athenry Athlone & Dublin

Oughterard railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

History

The station was the interim terminus on the 49+1⁄4 miles (79.3 km) line to Clifden, being 16+1⁄2 miles (26.6 km) from Galway[1][2] The inaugural train, the 08:00 from Galway on 1 January 1895 arrived at 9:15am, bringing MGWR General Manager Joseph Tatlow and entourage, who retired to an hotel for refreshments.[2] The 9:25am return left Oughterard with a mere seven passengers, part of the reason being New Year's Day was a strict Church holyday.[2]

The station proved useful in bringing tourists and anglers to the Ouhterard area.[2]

The station closed with the line in 1935.[1]

References

Footnotes

1. Shepherd (1994), p. 119.
2. Sellers (2010).

Sources

• Shepherd, W. Ernest (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-008-7. OCLC 60006991.
• Sellers, Ray (19 July 2010). "The First train to Oughterard". Oughterard Heritage. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

Further reading

• Ryan, J. H. (1902). "The Galway to Clifden Railway". Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland. 28. Dublin: 203–236. doi:10.48495/tm70mz48v.