Connemara Railway
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This article is about the heritage railway project at Maam Cross. For the MGWR Galway to Clifden line closed in 1935, see Galway to Clifden Railway.
The Connemara Railway is a heritage railway at Maam Cross railway station, County Galway in Ireland. It currently exists as an operable narrow gauge pop-up railway,[1] with standard Irish Gauge track available for static exhibits.
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Connemara Railway | |
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Coordinates | 53.458°N 9.539°W / 53.458; -9.539 |
Commercial operations | |
Original gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
Preserved operations | |
Length | c. 800 yards (730 m) |
Preserved gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1895 |
Preservation history | |
Headquarters | Maam Cross, County Galway |
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