Manulla Junction railway station is a transfer point for train passengers in County Mayo, Ireland.
Description
It is a rare example of an interchange-only rail station. Passengers cannot enter or leave the station; it is only for passengers travelling to or from Foxford or Ballina, who transfer to or from Dublin–Westport trains.[1]
The signal cabin at the eastern end was destroyed in the Irish Civil War and was replaced by one at the Westport end.[4]
The station was closed to passengers joining or leaving the railway network in 1963; however, passengers can still disembark to the platforms for connections to and from the Ballina branch line.[4]
In 1988, the signal cabin was replaced by a portacabin-style structure on the island platform.[4]
Buses do not serve the station because there is no passenger access to the platforms.
Incidents
On 5 September 1910, a train overran signals and 15 people were injured. The night mail had run into the engine of the branch line train and it was found shunting procedures at Manulla needed to be changed.[4]
Gallery
The Asahi liner train passing the closed station at Manulla Junction, 10th August 1985
The Ballina shuttle train at Manulla Junction station, 13th April 2016
An Intercity train towards Dublin and a Commuter shuttle to Balina at Manulla Junction station, 4th June 2010
The train to Ballina is already waiting, doors open, for the Dublin Westport train to arrive at Manulla Junction station, 6th Sept 2006
An InterCity train arriving at Manulla Junction station, heading for Westport, 13th April 2016
^"Manulla Junction station"(PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived(PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
^ abcdShepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland - An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 81, 106, 139. ISBN1-85780-008-7.
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