Castlebar railway station serves the town of

Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th-century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. Wi ...

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

, Ireland. The station is on the

Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line The Dublin-Westport/Galway line is a major railway route from Dublin to Galway or Westport, County Mayo. The line is part of the greater Inter-city rail, intercity rail network formed by branches of the Dublin-Cork railway line, main line betw ...

and is the penultimate stop on the line for services towards Westport. Passengers to or from

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

will need to travel to

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midland Region, Ir ...

and change trains. Passengers to or from Ballina and

Foxford Foxford () is a town 16 km south of Ballina, County Mayo, Ballina in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It stands on the N26 road, N26 roads in Ireland, national primary route from Swinford to Ballina and has Foxford railway station ...

must travel to

Manulla Junction Manulla Junction railway station is a transfer point for train passengers in County Mayo, Ireland. Description It is a rare example of an interchange-only rail station. Passengers cannot enter or leave the station; it is only for passengers tr ...

and change trains.

History

The station opened on 17 December 1862, from via Mullingar.

Services

The typical current service pattern is: * 5 trains per day to

Dublin Heuston Heuston Station, ( ; ; formerly Kingsbridge Station) also known as Dublin Heuston, is one of Dublin's largest railway stations and links the capital with the south, southwest and west of Ireland. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ), ...

* 5 trains per day to Westport

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Railway Station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

Iarnród Éireann stations in County Mayo Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1862