Athenry railway station

{{short description|Station in County Galway, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Athenry

| name_lang = en

| native_name = {{lang|ga|Baile Átha an Rí}}

| native_name_lang = ga

| symbol = rail

| symbol_location = ie

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| image = Athenry railway station in 2007.jpg

| alt = Platform at Athenry

| caption = Platform at Athenry

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| address = Church Street

| borough = Athenry, County Galway

| country = Ireland

| coordinates = {{coord|53|18|3|N|8|44|59|W|display=inline,title}}

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| elevation = {{convert|42|m}}

| owned = Iarnród Éireann

| operator = Iarnród Éireann

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• Dublin-Westport/Galway
• Limerick-Galway

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| platforms = 2

| tracks = 2

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| structure = At-grade

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| parking = Yes

| bicycle = yes

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| code = ATHRY

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| zone = N

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| opened = {{start date and age|1851|08|01|df=y|p=y}}

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{{rail line|previous={{rws|Attymon}}|next={{rws|Oranmore}}|route=InterCity
{{small| Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line}}|col={{rcr|Irish Rail|ic}}}}

{{rail line|previous={{rws|Craughwell}}|next={{rws|Oranmore}}|route=InterCity
{{small| Western Rail Corridor}}|col={{rcr|Irish Rail|ic}}}}

{{rail line|next={{rws|Oranmore}}|previous=Terminus|route=Commuter
{{small| Galway Suburban Rail}}|col={{rcr|Irish Rail|c}}}}

{{s-note|text=Future}}

{{rail line|previous={{rws|Craughwell}}|next={{rws|Ballyglunin}}|route=InterCity
{{small|Limerick-Tuam}}|col={{rcr|Irish Rail|ic}}}}

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{{Dublin-Galway/Westport railway line}}

{{Galway-Limerick railway line|collapse=yes}}

Athenry railway station serves the town of Athenry in County Galway.

The station lies on the Dublin to Galway intercity service, Galway to Limerick and Galway to Athenry commuter services.

Passengers for Westport and Ballina travel to Athlone and change trains.{{cite web| url=http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147| website=Irish Rail| title=Timetables| access-date=14 August 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042758/http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-route| archive-date=2 April 2019| url-status=dead}}

It was once connected to Tuam and Claremorris in the north. This service may be resumed (see Western Rail Corridor).