Galway Ceannt Stáisiún Cheannt
Regional
2ICR sets at Galway Ceannt station.
General information
Location	Station Road Galway Ireland
Coordinates	53°16′25″N9°02′48″W / 53.2736°N 9.0468°W /53.2736; -9.0468
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft)
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	Dublin-Westport/Galway Limerick-Galway
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	GALWY
Fare zone	P
Website	Irish Rail page on Ceannt Station
History
Opened	1 August 1851 (1851-08-01)
Location

v t e Dublin to Galway/Westport
Legend
Year closed Phoenix Park Tunnel toDublin Connolly LuasRed Line toDublin Connolly &The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line toTallaght &Saggart Inchicore Works Park West and Cherry Orchard Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge Straffan 1947 Sallins and Naas Newbridge Kildare Dublin–Waterford line Monasterevin Portarlington Dublin to Cork line Tullamore Horseleap Branch toMullingar 1964 Clara Athlone Ballinasloe Woodlawn Attymon Western Railway Corridor toLimerick Athenry Oranmore Galway Roscommon Castlerea Ballyhaunis Claremorris toCollooney Manulla Junction Exchange only Foxford Ballina Castlebar Westport toAchill 1937 Westport Quay 1978

v t e Limerick–Galway
Legend
Dublin–Galway Line toClaremorris Athenry Oranmore Galway Craughwell Ardrahan Gort Ennis Sixmilebridge Limerick Colbert

v t e Galway—Clifden
Legend
Clifden Ballynahinch Recess Hotel Platform Maam Cross Oughterard Ross Moycullen R. Corrib Prospect Hill Galway Lough Atalia Bridge ToAthenry Athlone &Dublin

Galway railway station (Ceannt Station,Irish:Stáisiún Cheannt) is arailway station which serves the city ofGalway inCounty Galway.The station itself is located in the centre of the city inEyre Square.

It is the terminus station for theDublin to Galway intercity service and theLimerick to Galway andAthenry to Galway commuter services.^[1]

There are two platforms at Galway Ceannt; Platform 1 and Platform 2. Platform 2 can only be reached via Platform 1. Platform 1 is used for terminating/departing trains to Dublin Heuston while Platform 2 (a much shorter platform) is used for departing Limerick services.

The services which are provided at the station include ticket machines, a booking office, heated waiting rooms, toilets, a café (Starbucks), vending machines, and a telephone box.

The station also serves as theBus Éireann depot for Galway City.

The station opened on 1 August 1851. This made Galway the western terminus of theMidland Great Western Railway giving the city a direct main line to itsBroadstone Stationterminus in Dublin.

As the 19th century progressed the rail network inConnacht was expanded, making Galway an importantrailhead. The nearby town ofAthenry became a railway junction, giving Galway links toEnnis,Limerick and the south in 1869 andSligo and the north in 1894. In 1895 theMGW openedan extension between Galway andClifden.

The 20th century brought increasing road competition, and this led theGreat Southern Railways to close the Clifden branch in 1935.In the 1970s the state railway authorityCóras Iompair Éireann closed the Sligo-Athenry-Ennis line to passenger services. It later closed to freight as well.

It was given the name Ceannt on 10 April 1966 in commemoration ofÉamonn Ceannt, one of the executed leaders of theEaster Rising of 1916.^[2]

In 2007, CIÉ proposed a series of updates to the station as part of a projected newurban quarter development in the area.^[3] This proposed development, referred to as the "Ceannt Station Quarter", was projected to cost €1 billion and include the development of offices and a hotel as well as "four rail platforms, 24 bus bays, 500 car spaces, dedicated taxi drop off and collect facilities, and 300 cycle spaces" at the station.^[4] This CIÉ project had been "abandoned" by 2012.^[5][6]

In 2013, 1 million euros was reportedly allocated on a "bus/rail/taxi interchange at the station, with widened footpaths, 'properly designed' bus bays, and revised taxi arrangements". In addition, approximately €100,000 was allocated for design work on an "interchange area for bus and rail passengers [..] a seated waiting area, retail units, vending area and a new office for bus inspectors".^[7] By 2014, an additional €600,000 was allocated for further work on the interchange area,^[8] and a related planning application was submitted toGalway City Council.^[9]

In early 2020, it was reported that a planning application, overlapping somewhat with the earlier "Ceannt Station Quarter" proposal, was due to be lodged with the city council.^[10] This proposed development, titled "Augustine Hill", would cover an eight-acre site around Ceannt Station "if planning permission is granted".^[10] While planning was conditionally approved, in 2021 the developer appealed the removal of several buildings (and the reduction in height of others) from a "scaled-back version" of the Augustine Hill proposal.^[11] In mid-2023, while approving permission for much of the project,An Bord Pleanála upheld the decision that "some residential aspects of the design [..] are not suitable and cannot be built".^[12]

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Western Railway Corridor

Wikimedia Commons has media related toGalway railway station.

• Irish Rail Galway (Ceannt) Station Website (archived 2013)
• Galway Transport Information Portal. Includes information on buses serving Ceannt Station

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Oranmore		InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line		Terminus
Oranmore		InterCity Western Rail Corridor		Terminus
		Commuter Galway Suburban Rail

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