Gort railway station

Gort An Gort
Gort railway station, County Galway
General information
Location	Gort, County Galway Ireland
Coordinates	53°03′59″N 08°49′00″W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
History
Opened	15 September 1869
Closed	5 April 1976
Rebuilt	March 2010
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station Ennis   InterCity Western Railway Corridor   Ardrahan

v t e Limerick–Galway
Dublin–Galway Line to Claremorris Athenry Oranmore Galway Craughwell Ardrahan Gort Ennis Sixmilebridge Limerick Colbert

Gort railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland.

History

The station originally opened on 15 September 1869 and closed on 5 April 1976. As part of Iarnród Éireann's Western Rail Corridor project, under the Transport 21 plan, Iarnród Éireann rebuilt the station.^[1] Work on Gort station was planned to start in 2008. However, an objection raised by a local company on the basis of traffic hazards regarding the proposal to rebuild the old station.^[2] In January 2009, this objection was withdrawn, allowing Iarnród Éireann to begin work rebuilding the station.^[3] The new station opened in March 2010.^[4]

References

1. Gort station Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine - eiretrains.com
2. Irish Rail says planning appeal will not delay western route Archived 9 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine - Irish Times, 24/09/08
3. Fahey welcomes withdrawal of Gort Railway objection Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Galway Advertiser, 08/01/09
4. "Irish Railway Stations - Gort". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

External links

• Irish Rail Gort Station Website