Woodlawn railway station

Woodlawn railway station is situated beside a level crossing on the R359 regional road in the village of Woodlawn in County Galway.The station is on the Dublin to Galway Rail service. Passengers to or from Westport travel to Athlone and change trains. Passengers to or from Limerick and Ennis travel to Athenry and change trains.HistoryThe station opened on 1 August 1858 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 June 1978.FacilitiesThe station has an accessible waiting room and toilet. A ticket machine is located at the entrance to the platform. The car park is currently free of charge.Additional trains from January 2013The new Irish Rail timetable introduced on 20 January 2013 sees three additional eastbound trains and one additional Galway-bound train serving the station.Local requests for better serviceOn 26 April 2011 a protest numbering some two hundred local people took place at the station. The local action group is requesting that Iarnród Éireann improve the eastbound service from the station by allowing a morning Galway to Dublin train to serve the station.