53°30′42″N8°51′12″W / 53.511576°N 8.853333°W /53.511576; -8.853333
Tuam Tuaim  | |||||
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.jpg) 112 at Tuam railway station on 7 April 1990 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sean Purcell Rd. Tuam,County Galway Ireland | ||||
| Elevation | 119 feet (36 m)[citation needed] | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TUAM | ||||
| Fare zone | N | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1851 | Station opened | ||||
| 1976 | Station closes to passenger services | ||||
| 1993 | Station closes fully | ||||
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Tuam railway station is a largely disusedrailway station inTuam,County Galway, Ireland.
The station was originally opened in 1860 as part of theWaterford, Limerick and Western Railway route betweenLimerick andSligo, and was the major stop on the section betweenAthenry andClaremorris, being the only station on this section with two platforms and apassing loop. In 1901, the WLWR was purchased by theGreat Southern and Western Railway, and thus became part of the GSWR's network. Tuam also featured an extensive goods yard andlocomotive facilities. The station was closed, along with the whole route, in 1976 duringCóras Iompair Éireann's rationalisation of the rail network.[1]
After its closure to passenger trains, the goods facilities at Tuam continued to be heavily used, as the route remained a significant one for freight. The carriage and locomotive sheds were also used by a group called Westrail. This was arailway preservation group that operated trains betweenAthenry, Tuam andClaremorris until 1993, when Tuam station was closed as ablock post.
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The line through the station has been used to transportintermodal containers.[citation needed]
As part of theTransport 21 plan (published in 2005), the Limerick-Sligo route was to be rebuilt in stages as theWestern Railway Corridor. The reopening of theAthenry-Claremorris section was planned in two sections. Section 1 expected the section between Athenry and Tuam to reopen, with an intermediate stop atBallyglunin; the section between Tuam and Claremorris was to open as Section 2.[2] Due to financial constraints in public finances, both sections were indefinitely postponed — though Irish Rail's Rail Vision 2030 report (published in 2012) recommended that Galway-Tuam be a priority for review if finances become available.[3] The 2024 All-Island Strategic Rail Review also recommended that the rail line between Athenry and Claremorris be restored noting that the town of Tuam would "probably generate demand for a passenger service".[4]
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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| Proposed: WRC Phase 2 | ||||
| Ballyglunin | InterCity Limerick-Tuam | Terminus | ||
| Proposed: WRC Phase 3 | ||||
| Ballyglunin | InterCity Limerick-Claremorris | Milltown | ||
