Nenagh railway station

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Limerick to Ballybrophy Line

Nenagh railway station serves the town of Nenagh in County Tipperary, Ireland.

The station opened on 5 October 1863^[1] and is on the railway line between Limerick and Ballybrophy. Passengers can connect at Ballybrophy to trains heading northeast to Dublin or southwest to Cork or Tralee.

The railway line is lightly used due to low passenger numbers. Lack of upkeep means the line is restricted to speeds of 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) and the existing trains are poorly timetabled for commuters. A committee (the Nenagh Rail Partnership) working in conjunction with Irish Railway News, had a meeting with Iarnród Éireann on September 1, 2005 to present the results of a traffic study funded by Nenagh Town Council and North Tipperary County Council, and to seek a morning and evening service between Nenagh and Limerick which would increase commuter traffic. Iarnród Éireann agreed to delay an afternoon service from the December 2005 timetable.

In October 2007, following a further meeting between the Nenagh Rail partnership, Irish Railway News and Irish Rail it was announced that a new commuter service will begin on 1 September 2008. This will comprise of an early morning service into Limerick and an early evening service out of Limerick.

While the current twice-a-day service on the Ballybrophy/Limerick line is poor, Nenagh is only 37 km (23 mi) from Thurles, which is on the main Dublin/Cork line, and which has c. 18 trains daily in each direction, including non-stop services to and from Dublin.