Mullingar railway station

Mullingar
Mullingar Railway Station and car park
Location	Mullingar Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°31′22″N 7°20′46″W / 53.5228°N 7.3460°WCoordinates: 53°31′22″N 7°20′46″W / 53.5228°N 7.3460°W
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	MLGAR
Fare zone	G
History
Opened	1848

Western Commuter
Legend
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Mullingar railway station serves the town of Mullingar in County Westmeath, Ireland.

Mullingar station is served by national rail company Iarnród Éireann's Dublin to Longford commuter service and Dublin to Sligo intercity service.^[1]

The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland have a secondary base in the town. A turntable remains here used by steam locomotives a couple of times a year.

History

The station opened on 2 October 1848.^[2] The Midland Great Western Railway line to Mullingar from Dublin opened in stages from 1846 to 1848, arriving in Mullingar on 2 October 1848. This was to a temporary station, adjacent to the greyhound stadium. The original mainline ran from Dublin (Broadstone) to Galway via Mullingar and Athlone, the Mullingar to Galway section opening in August 1851. The present station opened with the branch line to Longford on 14 December 1855.

There were two secondary stations in Mullingar. Canal Crossing cattle bank was on the Sligo Line and on the Athlone Line, Newbrook racecourse had its own station. This was unique in that it was a two platformed station with both platforms on the Down Line.

Mullingar to Athlone Line

There was a railway line to Athlone but it is now disused. It was part of the Midland Great Western Railway Dublin to Galway intercity service. Calls have been made for the line to Athlone (via Moate) to be reopened to facilitate more services between Galway and Dublin.^[3]

Today Dublin to Galway intercity services go from Dublin Heuston via Portarlington to Athlone line.^[4]

Dublin Mullingar Train

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
2. "Mullingar station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
3. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2012/02/16/4009023-closed-mullingar-to-athlone-rail-line-raised-at-meeting/ Westmeath Examiner "closed-mullingar-to-athlone-rail-line-raised-at-meeting"
4. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=120&n=150 Irish Rail Station and Route maps

External links

• Irish Rail Mullinger Station Website