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Ennis railway station

Ennis
Iarnród Éireann
Ennis Station - geograph.org.uk - 296727.jpg
Location Station Road, Ennis, County Clare, V95 WY02
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 52°50′20″N 8°58′31″W / 52.83889°N 8.97528°W / 52.83889; -8.97528Coordinates: 52°50′20″N 8°58′31″W / 52.83889°N 8.97528°W / 52.83889; -8.97528
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code 181
Key dates
1859 Station opened

Ennis railway station serves the town of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland.

Ennis is the terminus station of the Limerick to Ennis Commuter service (intermediate stop Sixmilebridge) and a station on the Limerick to Galway intercity service. Passengers for Dublin/Cork or Waterford transfer at Limerick.

The station forms part of the Western Railway Corridor, the name given to a group of lines in the west of Ireland between Limerick and Sligo.

Five services pass through Ennis on the Limerick–Galway service with more just running Limerick–Ennis.

The Limerick Colbert to Galway Ceannt service calls at Sixmilebridge, Ennis, Gort, Ardrahan, Craughwell, Athenry and Oranmore.

The regular passenger service Limerick–Claremorris through Ennis shut on 5 April 1976. Limerick–Ennis recommenced on Thursdays from 4 August 1984, two days a week from 12 April 1988, four days a week from 19 February 1993 and six days a week from 16 May 1994.

It was proposed to utilise the National Development Plan to fund regeneration of the railway in the west. The rail line between Ennis and Athenry was funded to enable a Limerick to Galway service (Phase one of Transport 21 Western Rail Corridor project). Opening of the Limerick to Galway service took place officially on 29 March 2010 and for the public on 30 March 2010.

There are two platforms in the station; Platform 2 is built on a passing loop. Access between the platforms is via a footbridge. There is a canopy over a section of Platform 1. Both platforms have benches, bins and information displays. Platform 1 has a help point. Inside the station there is a ticket office with hatches and ticket machines. There is also a waiting room which has vending machines. The station is beside the bus station.


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