Ardsollus and Quin railway station

Infobox Ireland disused station
name = Ardsollus and Quin
other_name =


caption =

locale = Ennis
borough = County Clare
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =

line = Waterford and Limerick Railway
Limerick and Ennis Railway
manager = Great Southern and Western Railway
owner = Great Southern Railways
platforms =
years = 17 January 1859
events = Station opens
years1 = 17 June 1963
events1 = Station closes

Ardsollus and Quin railway station was a station on the railway from Limerick to Ennis and served the village of Quin in County Clare, Republic of Ireland.

History

Opened by the Limerick and Ennis Railway, at the the beginning of the 20th century, the station was run by the Great Southern and Western Railway (GSWR). It was absorbed by the The Great Southern and Western Railway Company, and so joined the Great Southern Railways.

The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Coras Iompair Éireann as a result of the [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA21Y1944.html Transport Act 1944] which took effect from 1 January 1945. The passenger service ceased but freight traffic passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986.

The site today

The line through the station is being rebuilt as part of the Western Railway Corridor and will be returned to passenger use in stages from 2009 to 2012.

Rail line
previous=Ballycar
next=Clarecastle
route=Midland Great Western Railway
Limerick and Ennis Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway
col=00008B

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1
*cite book|author=A. Jowett, |title= Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas |publisher=Atlantic Publishing |year=2000 ISBN 0 906899 99 0