Castleconnell railway station
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Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858.,[1] serves the town of Castleconnell in County Limerick, Ireland.
It is on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line and is also served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service. It is unstaffed and has a small car park[2]
Train service
Trains towards Ballybrophy (via Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea) run at 06.52 and 17.15 (Sunday 17.40)
Trains to Limerick 08.22 11.44 20.37 (Sunday 17.45 and 21.17)[3]
Closure proposed
A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[4] however in February 2012 an enhanced timetable was launched. In the revised timetable of Feb 2013 services were again reduced.[5]
Location
The station is located at the level crossing east of the centre of Castleconnell. It is quite near Castleconnell National School.
External links
- Irish Rail Castleconnell Station Website
- Castleconnell Station on Eire Trains
- Ballybrophy-Roscrea-Nenagh-Limerick line
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Limerick Colbert | Commuter Limerick-Nenagh/Ballybrophy |
Birdhill | ||
References
- ↑ "Castleconnell station". Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/Castleconnell Irish Rail Castleconnell Website
- ↑ Irishrail.ie
- ↑ http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/iarnrod-eireann-may-close-rail-service-amid-falling-demand-178779.html
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4483&p=116&n=237
Coordinates: 52°42′47″N 8°29′52″W / 52.7131°N 8.4979°W