Galway railway station

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Dublin to Galway/Westport Line

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Galway railway station (Ceannt Station / Stáisiún Cheannt) serves the city of Galway in County Galway. The Station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square. The station is to be redeveloped in the near future, as part of the Ceannt Station Quarter project.

The station opened on 1 August 1851.^[1] It was given the name Ceannt on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Éamonn Ceannt, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Athenry		Intercity Dublin-Galway		Terminus

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