Ross railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway. It served the Martin family and the people of the wider Rosscahill area.[1]

Ross railway station
General information
LocationCounty Galway
Ireland
Coordinatesc. 53°22′59″N 9°14′53″W / 53.383°N 9.248°W / 53.383; -9.248[a]
History
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1895Station opens
1935Station closes

History

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The station was some 12 miles (19 km) distant from Galway.[2] The station served the area of Rosscahill and the Martin family.[1]

The station closed with the line in 1935.[3]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Co-ordinates are approximate general area and are not the precise location of the station

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Fahy (2014).
  2. ^ Shepherd (1994), pp. 46–47, 119.
  3. ^ Shepherd (1994), p. 119.

Sources

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  • Fahy, Jim (6 June 2014). "Ross Railway Station". Oughterard Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  • Shepherd, W. Ernest (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: An Illustrated History. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-008-7. OCLC 60006991.

Further reading

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  • Ryan, J. H. (1902). "The Galway to Clifden Railway". Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland. 28. Dublin: 203–236. doi:10.48495/tm70mz48v (inactive 13 May 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (link)