Editing Gort (section)

== Transport ==

=== Motorway ===
Gort is accessible from the [[M18 motorway (Ireland)|M18 motorway]] from Shannon to Galway, at Junction 16. The M18 ends at junction 18 of the [[M6 motorway (Ireland)|M6 motorway]]. The road continues northbound as the [[M17 motorway (Ireland)|M17]] towards [[Tuam]] and [[Sligo]]. The segment from Ennis to Gort of the M18 motorway bypass of the town was officially opened on 12 November 2010. This was followed by the Gort to Tuam section which opened on 27 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opening of Gort-Tuam motorway unlocks opportunity for effective regional economic growth |url=https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/95450/opening-of-gort-tuam-motorway-unlocks-opportunity-for-effective-regional-economic-growth |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=Galway Advertiser}}</ref>

=== Rail ===
[[Gort railway station]] opened on 15 September 1869 and was closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975 and for passenger traffic on 5 April 1976.<ref name="Ref_c">{{cite web |title=Gort station |url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302022802/http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf |archive-date=2 March 2011 |access-date=15 October 2007 |work=Railscot – Irish Railways}}</ref> It was reopened in 2010 as part of the [[Western Railway Corridor]] project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Railway Corridor Project, Ireland |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/westernrailwaycorrid/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=Railway Technology |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-04-25 |title=Western rail corridor set to reopen |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30199677.html |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref>

Gort rail services are on the Galway to Limerick route with connections to Cork and Tralee from Limerick station and to Dublin via Athenry and Galway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Timetables by Station |url=http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-station#g |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072443/http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-station#g |archive-date=7 January 2019 |access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 2016 |title=Timetable: Galway Limerick Cork Tralee |url=http://www.irishrail.ie/media/galway_-_limerickcorktralee_valid_from_20.11.2016.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072702/http://www.irishrail.ie/media/galway_-_limerickcorktralee_valid_from_20.11.2016.pdf |archive-date=7 January 2019 |website=[[Irish Rail]]}}</ref>

=== Bus ===
Gort is served by [[Bus Éireann]] routes 51 (north to Galway and south to Shannon and Limerick), 434 (to Galway), and [[TFI Local Link|Local Link]] Galway line 934 (to Loughrea).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buseireann.ie/timetables/51-1637337258.pdf | website = buseireann.ie | title = Timetable – Expressway – Route 51}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.buseireann.ie/timetable/2310.pdf | website = buseireann.ie | title = Timetable - Route 434 | access-date = 5 November 2022 | archive-date = 26 February 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230226114330/https://buseireann.ie/timetable/2310.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 934 - Gort to Loughrea |url=https://www.locallinkgalway.ie/dynamic-timetables/route-934---gort-to-loughrea |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Local Link Galway |language=en}}</ref>