Full steam ahead for new rail station

Plans for a multi-million euro overhaul of Ceannt Station – including extended platforms, modern retail units and glazed entrances – are set to be lodged with Galway City Council in the coming days.

They are a hugely scaled-back version of the €800 million plan to create a ‘New Galway’, which was abandoned by the National Transport Authority in 2012, after failing to attract investment.

The new plans involve substantial demolition works, and the construction of new entrance plazas and an extension to the train concourse to make the station more passenger-friendly.

Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann will jointly apply for permission to construct a new 1,000 square foot singly-storey glazed entrance building on the northern side of the station and an extension to the north-eastern bay platform.

It also involves some demolition works and removal of walls within the train station to provide additional ticket purchase facilities, enlarged concourse areas, new toilet facilities and new ticket inspector accommodation.

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