Craughwell railway station
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Craughwell railway station is a railway station serving the village of Craughwell
in County Galway
. A station existed in the town until the closure to passengers of the line from Ennis-Athenry in 1976. As part of Iarnród Éireann
's Western Rail Corridor project, under the Transport 21
plan, Iarnród Éireann rebuilt the station.
Craughwell
Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The name is also used as a surname, properly Ó Creachmhaoil, though often anglicised as Craughwell and Crockwell...
in County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
. A station existed in the town until the closure to passengers of the line from Ennis-Athenry in 1976. As part of Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann is the national railway system operator of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann . It operates all internal intercity, commuter and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the...
's Western Rail Corridor project, under the Transport 21
Transport 21
Transport 21 is an Irish infrastructure plan, announced in November 2005. It aims to greatly expand Ireland's transport network. A cost estimate of €34 billion was attached to the plan at the time....
plan, Iarnród Éireann rebuilt the station.