Clara railway station

53°20′23″N 7°36′56″W / 53.339656°N 7.615668°W / 53.339656; -7.615668Owned byIarnród ÉireannOperated byIarnród ÉireannPlatforms1Bus routes1Bus operatorsTFI Local LinkConnections840ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStation codeCLARAFare zoneHKey dates1859Station opened

Clara railway station serves the town of Clara in County Offaly.

The station lies on the Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Westport or Ballina line.[1]

History

The station opened on 3 October 1859.[2]

Clara was once a railway junction, with a branch to Streamstown on the now disused Athlone–Mullingar link.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 9 March 2019, a woman was seriously injured after being hit by a train to Westport near the station. Services were suspended for a few hours as a result.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. ^ "Clara station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.

External links

  • Irish Rail Clara Station Website
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Tullamore   InterCity
Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line
 		  Athlone
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