Clara railway station

Clara Clóirtheach
General information
Location	Railway View, Clara, County Offaly, R35 V202 Ireland
Coordinates	53°20′23″N 7°36′56″W / 53.339656°N 7.615668°W / 53.339656; -7.615668
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	1
Bus routes	1
Bus operators	TFI Local Link
Connections	840
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	CLARA
Fare zone	H
Key dates
1859	Station opened

Clara railway station serves the town of Clara in County Offaly.

The station lies on the Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Westport or Ballina line.^[1]

The station opened on 3 October 1859.^[2]

Clara was once a railway junction, with a branch to Streamstown on the now disused Athlone–Mullingar link.

• On 9 March 2019, a woman was seriously injured after being hit by a train to Westport near the station. Services were suspended for a few hours as a result.^{[citation needed]}

• List of railway stations in Ireland

• Irish Rail Clara Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Tullamore		InterCity Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line		Athlone
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