Foxford railway station

53°58′58″N 9°8′3″W / 53.98278°N 9.13417°W / 53.98278; -9.13417Owned byIarnród ÉireannOperated byIarnród ÉireannPlatforms1ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeKey dates1868Station opened

Foxford railway station serves the town of Foxford in County Mayo, Ireland.

The station is on the Dublin to Ballina service (Direct or Transfer at Manulla Junction). Passengers can travel to Westport by travelling to Manulla Junction and changing trains.^[1]

The station opened on 1 May 1868.^[2] It was closed in 1963 and reopened in 1988.^{[citation needed]}

The line is owned by the state company Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), and previously by the Midland Great Western Railway. The station has a single track and platform. The remains of a second platform on the western side of the line are still visible.^[timeframe?]

Services

The typical weekday off-peak service is as follows:

1 train every 2 hours to Ballina
1 train every 2 hours to Manulla Junction

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Manulla Junction		Commuter Ballina Branch Line		Ballina
Manulla Junction		InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line		Ballina

Gallery

Abandoned western platform

References

^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
^ "Foxford station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.