Balla | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Balla, County Mayo Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°47′43″N 9°07′51″W / 53.7952°N 9.13085°W | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 148 ft | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Station & goods shed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 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.
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.
Today
Trains on the Dublin Heuston to Westport still pass the site. Newspaper reports in December 2021 reported on the reopening of the station in the event of a reopening of the Western Rail Corridor from Galway to Sligo.
References
- ↑ "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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