The line was initially operated by the Great Southern and Western Railway and was sometimes referred to as the Burma Road.

[2] Following its closure, the station and surrounding area was converted in the 1980s into the Kiltimagh Museum, with displays and artefacts of local history and culture.

[3] From 2003 onwards, various plans have proposed the station is reopened as part of the Western Railway Corridor from Limerick to Sligo.

[4] Some of these plans also feature a railway link to Ireland West Airport.

On 19 December 1916, in foggy conditions, the driver of a ballast train failed to see a red signal at Kiltimagh station.