Galway railway station
Galway railway station is a railway station which serves the city of Galway in County Galway. The station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square.Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Ireland
- Also known as: “Ceannt Station” and “Galway Ceannt”
- Address: Station Road, Galway
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eyre Square and Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe.
Eyre Square
Park
Photo: Eoin Gardiner, CC BY 2.0.
Eyre Square is a city public park in Galway, Ireland. The park is within the city centre, adjoining the nearby shopping area of William Street and Shop Street. Galway railway station is adjacent to Eyre Square.
Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
Theater building
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An Taibhdhearc is the national Irish language theatre of Ireland. It was founded in 1928. The word taibhdhearc means "ghostly vision", from, "taibhse" meaning ghost, and "dearcadh" meaning "view". Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe is situated 420 metres southwest of Galway railway station.
Galway City Council
Government office
Galway City Council is the local authority of the city of Galway, Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. Galway City Council is situated 370 metres northeast of Galway railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claddagh and Salthill.
Claddagh
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Claddagh is an area close to the centre of Galway, Ireland, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay. It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls.
Salthill
Suburb
Photo: Arnold Unterholzner, CC BY 2.0.
Salthill is a seaside area to the southwest of Galway city centre in the west of Ireland. The area is home to a number of tourist amenities and there is a 2 km long promenade, locally known as "the Prom", which overlooks Galway Bay.
Castlegar
Village
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth-largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact. Castlegar is situated 3½ km northeast of Galway railway station.
Galway railway station
- Categories: dead-end railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Galway, Connacht, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.27344° or 53° 16′ 24″ northLongitude
-9.04676° or 9° 2′ 48″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Operator
Iarnród Éireann—Irish RailNetwork
InterCityOpen location code
9C5G7XF3+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 6854415949OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Galway railway station” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Galwayko tren geltokia”
- Dutch: “Station Galway Ceannt”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جالواى”
- French: “Galway”
- French: “gare de Galway”
- French: “Gare de Galway”
- German: “Bahnhof Galway”
- Hungarian: “Galway Ceannt”
- Irish: “Gaillimh Ceannt”
- Irish: “Stáisiún Cheannt”
- Italian: “stazione di Galway”
- Italian: “Stazione di Galway”
- Japanese: “ゴールウェイ駅”
- Polish: “Galway”
- Russian: “Голуэй”
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