Manulla Junction

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Manulla Junction in 2015
General information
LocationSkiddernagh, County Mayo
Ireland
Coordinates53°49′41″N 9°11′33″W / 53.82792°N 09.192579°W / 53.82792; -09.192579
Distance145 miles 71 chains (234.8 km)
Other information
Station codeMNLAJ
History
Opened1868
Original companyMidland Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1963Closed except for inter-train transfers
Location
Manulla Junction is located in Ireland
Manulla Junction
Manulla Junction
Location within Ireland
Ballina Branch line
Killala
Ballina
Foxford
Ballyvary
Manulla Junction

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

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, where Island Line trains only stop on days when the Isle of Wight Steam Railway is running, to allow passengers to change between lines.[2]

History

The station opened on 1 May 1868.[3]

The signal cabin at the eastern end was destroyed in the Irish Civil War and was replaced by one at the Westport end.[4]

The station was closed to passengers joining or leaving the railway network in 1963; however, passengers can still disembark to the platforms for connections to and from the Ballina branch line.[4]

In 1988, the signal cabin was replaced by a portacabin-style structure on the island platform.[4]

Services

The weekday off-peak service is as follows:

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Claremorris   InterCity
Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line
  Castlebar
  InterCity
Ballina branch line
  Foxford
Terminus   Commuter
Ballina Branch Line
  Foxford

Incidents

On 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.[4]

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. Marshall, Geoff. "Smallbrook Junction - Least Used Station Isle of Wight". YouTube. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. "Manulla Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 4 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.
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