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Railway station in County Galway, Ireland

Oranmore
Órán Mór

Commuter Rail

Level crossing at Oranmore

General information

Location

Gurraun South
Oranmore
Ireland

Coordinates

53°16′33″N 8°56′43″W / 53.2758°N 8.9453°W / 53.2758; -8.9453

Elevation

12 metres (39 ft)

Owned by

Iarnród Éireann

Operated by

Iarnród Éireann

Line(s)

Platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

Yes

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Station code

ORNMR

Website

Irish Rail Oranmore Website

History

Opened

August 28, 2013 (2013-08-28)

Key dates

August 1851

Original Station opened

June 1963

Original Station closed

Services

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann	Following station
Athenry	InterCity Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line	Galway
Athenry	InterCity Western Rail Corridor	Galway
Athenry	Commuter Galway Suburban Rail	Galway

Location

Dublin to
Galway/Westport

Legend

Year

closed

Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Connolly

Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly & The Point

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght & Saggart

Inchicore Works

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

1947

Dublin–Waterford line

Monasterevin

Portarlington

Dublin to Cork line

Tullamore

Horseleap Branch

to Mullingar

1964

Clara

Athlone

Ballinasloe

Woodlawn

Attymon

Western Railway Corridor

to Limerick

Athenry

to Collooney

Manulla Junction

Exchange

only

to Achill

1937

Westport Quay

1978

Limerick–Galway

Legend

					Dublin–Galway Line
					to Claremorris
					Athenry

					Oranmore
					Galway
					Craughwell
					Ardrahan
					Gort
					Ennis
					Sixmilebridge
					Limerick Colbert

Galway
Suburban Rail

Legend

Oranmore railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Oranmore and its surrounding areas in County Galway, Ireland.

Oranmore is a stop on the Dublin – Galway intercity service and the Galway – Athenry/Athlone and Galway – Limerick Commuter services. Journey time is approximately 10 minutes from Oranmore to Galway Ceannt.

Bicycle parking and car parking facilities are provided. The 140 space car park at the station is owned and operated by Galway County Council.

From Oranmore along the Western Rail Corridor connecting trains in Limerick provide onward links to Limerick Junction (for Tipperary, and Waterford) and Cork.

The original Oranmore station was opened in 1851 by the MGWR on its route from Dublin to Galway. The station was open until the rationalisation of the railway network by Córas Iompair Éireann saw it closed in 1963, with the building sold as a private residence.

The station serves as a park and ride for commuters into Galway. As a consequence of this, the old station was not rebuilt; instead, the new station is located at Garraun. Oranmore serves as an intermediate stop both for services to Galway from Limerick, and for the Galway Suburban Rail services from Athenry.

Oranmore was not included in the initial opening of Phase 1 of the Western Rail Corridor. Originally planned for opening in 2011. It reopened on Sunday 28 July 2013.

History of Oranmore Station – eiretrains
Oranmore Park and Ride takes step forward – Galway Independent, 05/04/06
Call for clarity on Oranmore Railway Station – Galway Independent, 07/01/09
Nee, Martina (1 April 2010). "Oranmore station on track for next year". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
Transport Minister to open Oranmore rail station Archived 2013-07-05 at archive.today – connacht tribune 23/06/13

Galway Ceannt

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