Claremorris in Co.Mayo, has a busy station, reflecting it's former importance on the line to Westport. The station once had lines radiating out of it in five directions , but currently only the through Dublin--Wesport line remains in use. The other lines included that to Collooney (the Burma Road) closed in 1975, the Ballinrobe branch closed in 1959, and the line to Athenry, which remained in use for freight until the late 1990s, and is currently undergoing a reopening as part of the Western Rail Corridor. Claremorris station has five platforms, but only the up and down see regular use. The signal cabin is now redundant following the introduction of CTC, and the goods yard is now disconnected. CTC also brought simplification to the junction with the Athenry line and station yard. As Ballina uses railcar traction there is no need to have loco hauled trains from Ballina to runround at Claremorris anymore and the station has therefore become quiet. These pictures were taken prior to railcars and CTC.