 Passengers to or from Galway travel to Athlone and change trains.Passengers to or from Ballina and Foxford travel to Manulla Junction and change trains.The station opened on 1 October 1861 (although some sources list 9 September 1861) and its 150th anniversary was celebrated in 2011 by a Ballyhaunis Railway Station-themed edition of the local annual "Annagh Magazine".