Athenry

Location type


Name and dates

Athenry (1851-)

Opened on the Midland Great Western Railway.

Opened on the Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway.

Opened on the Athenry and Tuam Railway.






Dates

  /  /1859Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway
Incorporated. (Or 1860?) Junction made at Athenry to allow running to the Athenry and Tuam Railway.
  /  /1860Athenry and Tuam Railway
Line opened from Athenry (Midland Great Western Railway) to Tuam.Worked by the MGWR until 1870.
  /  /1869Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway
Line opened from Ennis (Limerick and Ennis Railway) to Athenry (Midland Great Western Railway). Line operated by company.
  /  /1901Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Absorbed by Great Southern and Western Railway. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway granted running powers from Waterford to Limerick. Midland Great Western Railway (who had opposed the merger) granted running powers from Athenry to Limerick, used for a passenger train, goods and cattle trains until 1911.
  /  /1911Waterford and Limerick Railway
The Midland Great Western Railway ceases stabling two engines at Limerick for its traffic using running powers to and from Athenry.
  /  /1912Midland Great Western Railway
Attymon Junction to Athenry doubled.
  /  /1927Midland Great Western Railway
Attymon Junction to Athenry singled.
  /  /1992Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway
Re-opened from Ennis to Athenry.
  /  /1994Athenry and Tuam Railway Athenry and Tuam Extension to Claremorris Railway
Re-opened from Athenry to Claremorris.
29/03/2010Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway
Official re-opened between Ennis and Athenry to carry a Limerick - Galway Ceannt service.
30/03/2010Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway
Public re-opening between Ennis and Athenry to carry a Limerick - Galway Ceannt service.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North of Scotland v. 15 (Regional railway history series)

The Elgin or Charlestown Railway 1762-1863