Galway to Clifden Railway

Clifden branch line
Clifden station c. 1910
Overview
Other name(s)	The Connemara Railway
Status	Ceased operation
Owner	Midland Great Western Railway Great Southern Railways
Locale	County Galway, Ireland 53°27′29″N 9°32′20″W / 53.458°N 9.539°W / 53.458; -9.539  (Maam Cross)
Termini	Galway Clifden
Stations	8
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	Great Southern Railways
Operator(s)	Midland Great Western Railway Great Southern Railways
History
Opened	1895
Closed	1935
Technical
Line length	49+1⁄4 miles (79.3 km)
Number of tracks	Single track
Character	Secondary
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
Electrification	Not electrified
Route map Legend Clifden Ballynahinch Recess Hotel Platform Maam Cross Oughterard Ross Moycullen R. Corrib Prospect Hill Galway Lough Atalia Bridge To Athenry Athlone & Dublin

The Galway to Clifden Railway or Connemara Railway was a railway line opened in Ireland by the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) in 1895.^[1] It led from Galway to Clifden, the chief town of the sparsely populated Connemara region in western County Galway.^[2] It was closed by the MGWR's successor, the Great Southern Railways (GSR) in 1935.^[3]