Castleconnell railway station

Limerick to Ballybrophy Line
Legend
Ballybrophy
Dublin–Cork main line
Roscrea
Cloughjordan
Nenagh
Birdhill
Castleconnell
Dublin–Cork main line
Limerick Colbert
Castleconnell Railway Station

Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858. on the Great Southern and Western Railway line,[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


Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Limerick Colbert   Commuter
Limerick-Nenagh/Ballybrophy		   Birdhill

References

  1. ↑ "Castleconnell station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  2. ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/Castleconnell Irish Rail Castleconnell Website
  3. ↑ Irishrail.ie
  4. ↑ http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/iarnrod-eireann-may-close-rail-service-amid-falling-demand-178779.html
  5. ↑ 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