Western Railway Corridor

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Western Railway Corridor
Railway lines in the west of Ireland. The Western Railway Corridor, and other ex-GSWR lines, are in green. The lines in red are ex-MGWR lines.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	West of Ireland
Coordinates	52°39′32″N 8°37′26″W / 52.659°N 8.624°W / 52.659; -8.624
Termini	Limerick Athenry (2010-present) Sligo (1895–1963) Claremorris (1963–1976)
Stations	7
Service
Type	Commuter rail, Inter-city rail Heavy rail
System	Iarnród Éireann
Services	InterCity: Limerick–Galway Commuter: Limerick–Ennis
Operator(s)	Iarnród Éireann
Rolling stock	2800 Class (Commuter) 22000 Class (InterCity)
Ridership	531,000 (2019)[1]
History
Opened	2 July 1859 (1859-07-02)
Completed	1 October 1895 (1895-10-01)
Closed	5 April 1976 (1976-04-05)
Reopened	30 March 2010 (2010-03-30)[2]
Technical
Line length	60.375 miles (97.164 km) [3] (Operational track only)
Number of tracks	Single track[3]
Character	Tertiary
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
Operating speed	50 miles per hour (80 km/h) (Limerick–Ennis) 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) (Ennis–Athenry) [3]
Route map Legend Year closed Sligo Mac Diarmada Sligo Quay 2000 Ballysadare 1963 Ballisodare River Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Rly Dublin–Sligo line Collooney (GSW) 1963 Leyney 1963 Carrowmore 1963 Tubbercurry 1963 Curry 1963 Charlestown 1963 Swinford 1963 Kiltimagh 1963 ↑ Phase 4 ↓ Phase 3 Dublin–Westport Line to Westport/Ballina Claremorris Dublin–Westport Line to Athlone/Dublin River Robe Ballindine 1963 Milltown 1963 River Clare ↑ Phase 3 ↓ Phase 2 Tuam 1976 Ballyglunin 1976 ↑ Phase 2 ↓ Phase 1 Dublin–Galway Line to Athlone/Dublin Athenry Dublin–Galway Line to Galway Craughwell Ardrahan Gort Tubber 1963 Crusheen 1976 West Clare Railway (narrow gauge) River Fergus Ennis River Fergus Clare Castle 1963 Ardsollus & Quinn 1963 Ballycar & Newmarket 1963 Sixmilebridge Cratloe 1963 Longpavement 1963 River Shannon Park Canal Dublin, Ballybrophy and Rosslare lines Limerick Colbert This diagram: view talk edit

The Western Railway Corridor is a term, used since c. 2003, for a partly disused railway line running through the west of Ireland. Currently two sections of the line, from Limerick via Ennis to Athenry and from Collooney to Sligo, see regular services, with other sections either closed or only technically classed as open.^[4][5][6][7]