Athlone train station, where bus transfers will be in effect for all Dublin to Galway services this Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning. Athlone Easter weekend train services to be severely affected by Irish Rail worksIrish Rail has given notice that train services to and from Athlone over the coming Easter bank holiday weekend will be severely impacted by works being carried out between Galway and Portarlington. During that period, no passenger trains will operate between Dublin and Galway - instead rail services will be replaced by bus transfers between Dublin and Galway, with these operating to a revised schedule. On the Dublin to Westport line, bus transfers will be in effect between Dublin and Athlone, with these, again, operating to a revised schedule. It means the only trains serving Athlone between Good Friday evening and Easter Monday morning will be operating between Athlone and Westport.

Source: Irish Independent March 30, 2026 23:53 UTC