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Timetable changes from Sun 28th July: Oranmore Station opens; extra Newbridge & Sallins commuter service; minor changes on other Heuston routes


22 July 2013

The country’s newest train station at Oranmore, Co Galway opens this Sunday 28th July and will be served by 23 trains on weekdays and 15 trains on Sundays. In addition, commuters at Newbridge and Sallins are set to get an extra weekday commuter service from Monday 29th July.

These are the highlights of some changes to timetables taking effect from this weekend. While most changes are minor, Iarnród Éireann advises customers on routes affected to check times before travel.

You can search times above or check our printed timetables for full information.

Changes include:

- The opening of Oranmore Station on Sunday 28th July. The station, open in time for the Galway Races, will be served by a mixture of Galway/Dublin & Galway/Athenry/Limerick services, with 23 services calling at the station daily (Mon-Fri), 22 on Saturdays, and 15 on Sundays. The journey time from Oranmore to Galway is just 7 minutes, and customers can travel to Limerick, Dublin and a range of intermediate stations also.

- There will also be some time changes to the Galway/Dublin and Galway/Limerick timetables from Sunday 28th July, to accommodate the new station and to improve punctuality further on the route. Customers are advised to check all departure times before travel, and Iarnród Éireann would particularly draw customers attention to:

o 11.30, 13.30 and 15.30 Galway to Heuston services, which will be advanced to 11.05, 13.05 and 15.05 respectively

- Newbridge customers will benefit from a new weekday commuter service from Monday 29th July at 08:34 which will arrive in Heuston at 09:01. Sallins & Naas customers will get a new service at 08:35 which arrives into Heuston at 08:57.

- There will also be some minor changes to departure times on a number of other services on the following routes:

o Portlaoise/Kildare to Heuston

o Limerick to Heuston

o Waterford to Heuston

o Cork to Heuston

o Heuston to Westport/Ballina

Customers are advised to check times before travel, including for intermediate stations. These changes have been approved by the National Transport Authority.



Oranmore is the 144th station on the Iarnród Éireann network. Bicycle parking and car parking facilities will be provided, with a 300 space car park at the station owned and operated by Galway County Council.

Galway Racegoers should note that a shuttle bus service will operate from Oranmore Station to the racecourse at Ballybrit for the duration of race week. Racegoers may use the bus transfer to Ballybrit and return to Oranmore or take the bus to the city centre after the races and then take the train from Galway Station if they wish.

The construction of the station has been funded by the National Transport Authority.