Manulla Junction railway station

Passengers cannot enter or leave the station; it is only for passengers travelling to or from Foxford or Ballina, who transfer to or from Dublin–Westport trains.^[1]

A similar station is Smallbrook Junction, Isle of Wight, England, where Island Line trains only stop on days when the Isle of Wight Steam Railway is running, to allow passengers to change between lines.^[2]

The station opened on 1 May 1868.^[3]

The signal cabin at the eastern end was destroyed in the Irish Civil War and was replaced by one at the Westport end.^[4]

The station was closed to passengers joining or leaving the railway network in 1963; however, passengers can still disembark to the platforms for connections to and from the Ballina branch line.^[4]

In 1988, the signal cabin was replaced by a portacabin-style structure on the island platform.^[4]

The weekday off-peak service is as follows:

• 4 trains per day to Dublin Heuston
• 4 trains per day to Westport
• 1 train every 2 hours to Ballina

Currently, there are no direct passenger services from Ballina line to Dublin all passengers need to change here.^[5]

Buses do not serve the station because there is no passenger access to the platforms.

On 5 September 1910, a train overran signals and 15 people were injured. The night mail had run into the engine of the branch line train and it was found shunting procedures at Manulla needed to be changed.^[4]

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  The Asahi liner train passing the closed station at Manulla Jct, 10 August 1985
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  The Ballina shuttle train at Manulla Junction, 13 April 2016
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  An Intercity train towards Dublin and a Commuter shuttle to Balina
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  The train to Ballina is already waiting, doors open, for the Dublin Westport train to arrive. 6th Sept 2006
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  An InterCity train arriving at Manulla Junction station, heading for Westport, 13 April 2016

• Irish Rail Manulla Junction Website