Balla railway station

Balla railway station served the village of Balla in County Mayo, Ireland.

Balla
General information
LocationBalla, County Mayo
Ireland
Coordinates 53.7952°N 9.13085°W / 53.7952; -9.13085
Elevation148 ft
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeStation & goods shed
History
Opened19 May 1862
Closed15 June 1963
Original companyGreat Northern and Western Railway
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Claremorris   Midland Great Western Railway
Dublin-Westport/Ballina		   Manulla Junction

History

Opened by the Great Northern and Western Railway, the station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945.

The site today

Trains on the Dublin Heuston to Westport still pass the site. Newspaper reports in December 2021 reported on the reopening of the station on the event of reopening the Western Rail Corridor in future getting from Galway to Sligo. In a bid to cut on Traffic Jams, Pollution, Car Accidents and Road Deaths.

References
  1. "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
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