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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

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