Ceannt Station Galway

seekers

Has anyone seen the new platforms at Galway Station?

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058340431/ceannt-starion-galway

It would be a bit difficult, as they aren't built yet. Work has only recently started. The revamped station won't be finished until 2026.

https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/news/galway-ceannt-station-redevelopment-under-way

seekers

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These pictures look like a very narrow centre platform anyways

LXFlyer

They are only starting the works.

There is a long way to go. I wouldn’t be judging anything yet.

Geuze

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121887281#Comment_121887281

Those L-shaped slabs are only part of the structure, they are not the finished platforms.

Geuze

The existing second track in the main shed has been lifted, and will be gone for a year.

seekers

that second track was only relaid just over a year ago

seekers

looks like the relayed track was removed as part of the renovation works

Paddico

Looking forward to the improvements.

Dont know about anyone else but always found Galway station to be one of the most depressing ever

seekers

I see it's to get new services too. Two extra from Dublin and two extra departures. a great service. The late one should ne popular for the summer

scrabtom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122177977#Comment_122177977

There's a lot of competition in that space.

Colbert in Limerick would be my WOAT I'd say, quite a few questionable characters around the place, and it always seemed to somehow be colder inside than it is outside. Oh and often full of pigeons flying around.

Kent in Cork and Plunkett in Waterford are also grim. Now that I think of it actually, they're nearly all fairly shite.

Cookiemunster

I don't think I've never been to a covered train station that isn't full of pigeons. It's a weird thing to put on Colbert Station.

feargantae

Unrelated to Ceannt but I think the worst station in Ireland is Mallow, Co. Cork. Coldest place in Ireland!

dowlingm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122209376#Comment_122209376

found the fella who’s never been to Ballybrophy

feargantae

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122210465#Comment_122210465

Ballybrophy when it was about to get mothballed was grim alright, but now with the new signs and maintenance that's been going on it's a grand little station

Vic_08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122205117#Comment_122205117

Limerick has had work done with the new bus station development so ought to be improved now.

Christy Browne

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122211196#Comment_122211196

And Waterford’s brand new station is being built as part of the North Quays development https://waterfordnorthquays.ie/buildings/

seekers

The new bus station in Limerick, while welcome isn't very big. and the sums of money spent on these places

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122217604#Comment_122217604

It has 20 bays - that’s more than enough.

seekers

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/galway/news/galway-ceannt-station-users-braced-for-impact-of-redevelopment-works-at-station/a499574587.html

Geuze

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122219845#Comment_122219845

This means more people going to trains will be passing through the people in queues for busses. Messy.

Paddico

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122220890#Comment_122220890

Busses to the left, trains straght on. Whats messy about that. Could not be simpler and easier.

Geuze

I was there today.

All pax leaving a train must now walk along the path on Station Road, and so mix in with bus pax waiting for busses.

Whereas before, train pax could leave by the western exit, direct to Eyre Square, or else leave by the main entrance, and avoid some (not all) of the bus queues.

seekers

It sounds messy but Hopefully the new station will be worth the wait. I still can't understand why they relayed the track within the station only to dig it up a year later.

It looks like one of the platforms will be outside the station

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Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122205117#Comment_122205117

how is Kent station grim ?

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122257670#Comment_122257670

Presumably because there was no guarantee at the time that the funding would be approved for the station redevelopment.

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122257524#Comment_122257524

As with any works, there's going to be disruption.

The long term benefits will outweigh that disruption.

seekers

they've been talking about it for long enough. as with a lot of the other rail projects.

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122257746#Comment_122257746

That doesn’t equate to funding actually being allocated.

The track clearly needed to be renewed at the time, and safety will always dictate the ongoing maintenance programme.

seekers

true. I know the cross over wasn't in use for a long time since tge ICR sets came in

Geuze

What is the max length of an ICR on the Galway route?

nigra

The ground level views

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aren't quite as good as yours from altitude @seekers

seekers

These are excellent. A lovely record too of what's happening. I'm wondering how marrow the platforms will be

Paddico

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122261998#Comment_122261998

In the second photo, whats the building in the background used for?

Looks like lots of space there

scrabtom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122257707#Comment_122257707

I haven't been there for a few years to be fair, but my abiding memory of regular travels through it as a child was that there was always fights outside it.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122275064#Comment_122275064

well I don’t think there’s fights outside it now. Now in the general area of the station ? Put it this way I wouldn’t walk bar the railway bridge after dark. But Kent station, and I’m probably biased being from cork but I think it’s one of the nicest stations around.

feargantae

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122269930#Comment_122269930

It's the old goods shed, remained in use for freight traffic until the early 2000s. No idea what it's used for today, if anything.

seekers

went down there today and I see there's great progress on the new pllatforms

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p_haugh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122320960#Comment_122320960

Seems to be coming along well!

Paddico

Any update folks?

Paddico

Presume this has advanced quite a bit.

No updates in while though

seekers

22nd to 25th November

Due to Engineering Works between Athenry and Galway on Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November, the following service alterations and amendments will occur:

Friday 22nd November

•    20.30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway. 

Saturday 23rd November

• 07:30 Athlone to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 07:35 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 09:25 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 11:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 13:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 15:35 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway 
• 16:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway 
• 17:10 Heuston to Athlone will operate as normal
• 17:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 18:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 19:35 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 20:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 07:00 Athlone to Heuston will operate as normal
• 06:25 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 05:55hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, train departing at 06:43hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 07:30 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 07:00hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 07:00hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 07:50hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 09:25 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 08:55hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 08:55hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 09:49hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 11:05 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 10:35hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 10:35hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 11:32hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 13:05 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 12:35hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 12:35hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 13:29hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 15:05 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 14:35hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 14:35hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 15:28hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 17:20 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 16:50hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 16:50hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 17:45hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 18:18 Galway to Athlone will be bus transfers departing at 17:48hrs direct from Galway to Athenry,second bus departing at 17:48hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 18:39hrs from Athenry to Athlone
• 19:25 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 18:55hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 18:55hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 19:46hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 20:50 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 20:20hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 20:20hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry  train departing at 21:15hrs from Athenry to Heuston

Sunday 24th November

• 08:00 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway
• 10:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway
• 11:40 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway
• 14:40 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway
• 16:35 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway
• 18:45 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway
• 20:30 Heuston to Galway will operate to Athenry only, bus transfers direct from Athenry to Galway, second bus transfer from Athenry to Oranmore and Galway 
• 08:00 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at07:30hrs direct from Galway to Athenry,second bus departing at07:30hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 08:19hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 11:00 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at10:30hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at10:30hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 11:20hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 12:20 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at11:50hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at11:50hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 12:42hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 13:40 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at13:10hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at13:10hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 14:02hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 15:00 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at14:30hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at14:30hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 15:20hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 17:00 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at16:30hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at16:30hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 17:24hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 18:00 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at17:30hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at17:30hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 18:20hrs from Athenry to Heuston
• 19:25 Galway to Athlone will be bus transfers departing at18:55hrs direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at18:55hrs from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry train departing at 19:44hrs from Athenry to Athlone

Monday, 25th November

• 05:25 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 04:55 direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 04:55 from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry, train departing at 05:44 from Athenry to Heuston
• 06:25 Galway to Heuston will be bus transfers departing at 05:55 direct from Galway to Athenry, train departing at 06:43 from Athenry to Heuston
• 06:15 Galway to Limerick will be bus transfers departing at 05:4 direct from Galway to Athenry, second bus departing at 05:45 from Galway to Oranmore and Athenry, train departing at 06:37 from Athenry to Limerick

Geuze

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122857400#Comment_122857400

I think the roof has been removed.

seekers

The Athenry to Galway line is closed again this weekend

seekers

The track layout in the station seems to have changed. I saw one train parked at one of the new platforms last weekend