Manulla Junction railway station

Manulla Junction railway station is a transfer point for train passengers in County Mayo, Ireland.

Manulla Junction railway station
Manulla Junction in 2015
LocationSkiddernagh, County Mayo
Ireland
Coordinates53.82792°N 09.192579°W / 53.82792; -09.192579
Distance145 miles 71 chains (234.8 km)
History
Opened1868
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1963Closed except for inter-train transfers
Ballina Branch line
Killala
Ballina
Foxford
Ballyvary
Manulla Junction
exchange
only


Description

Manulla Junction in 1985

Passengers cannot enter or leave the station; it is only for passengers travelling to or from Foxford or Ballina, who transfer to or from Dublin–Westport trains.[1]

A similar station is Smallbrook Junction, Isle of Wight, England.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1868.[2]

The signal cabin at eastern end was destroyed in the Irish Civil War and replaced by one at the Westport end.[3]

The station was closed to passengers joining or leaving the railway network in 1963; however, passengers could still disembark to the platforms for connections to and from the Ballina branch line.[3]

In 1988 the signal cabin was replaced by a portacabin-style structure on the island platform.[3]

Incidents

On the night of 5 September 1910 a train overran signals and 15 people were injured. The night mail had run into the engine of the branch line train and it was found shunting procedures at Manulla needed to be changed.[3]

Media

Michael Portillo was filmed waiting at Manulla Junction in Great British Railway Journeys episode "Ballina to Westport" at IMDb

References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. "Manulla Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  3. Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland - An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 81, 106, 139. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Claremorris   InterCity
Dublin-Westport
  Castlebar
  InterCity
Dublin-Ballina
  Foxford
Terminus   Commuter
Ballina Branch Line
  Foxford
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