Balla railway station
Balla | |||||||||||
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| Location | Balla, County Mayo Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°47′43″N 9°07′51″W / 53.7952°N 9.13085°W | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Station & goods shed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 May 1862 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 15 June 1963 | ||||||||||
Original company | Great Northern and Western Railway | ||||||||||
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Balla railway station served the village of Balla in County Mayo, Ireland from the 1860s until the 1960s.
History
The station was opened, in 1862, by the Great Northern and Western Railway. The station was later nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945.
Balla railway station closed in 1963.
Trains on the Dublin Heuston to Westport still pass the site and newspaper reports in December 2021 speculated on a possible reopening of the station in the event of the reopening of the Western Rail Corridor from Galway to Sligo.
Further reading
References
- ↑ "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.