Oranmore Train Station Closure on Halloween As Rail Boost Continues
By Leanne Gleeson
Oranmore Station will be closed this Saturday 31 October as part of works that are set to provide a major boost to rail services to and from the village.
The station will be open Friday 30 October with reduced parking. On Saturday 31 October the station will be fully closed until Sunday 1 November at 8am.
Iarnród Éireann has said that the planned engineering works at the station will facilitate the excavation of an embankment and the construction of a new telecoms building.
The planned works will facilitate a doubling of train services calling at the station to every 30 minutes in each direction.
The new platform, to the north of the current one, will be accessed via the underpass providing a dedicated cycle route. There will be stairs, a lift and access ramps added to the new platform that will help improve accessibility for mobility impaired rail users.
The scheme supports a variety of national and local policies, including the Climate Action Plan, National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland (NIFTI), Project Ireland 2040, Galway County Development Plan, and the Galway Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan.
Funding
The project is co-funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) and the Department of Transport.
Full details can be found on www.irishrail.ie
