Thurles railway station
Thurles  | |
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 The 15:46 for Dublin (Heuston) arriving at Platform 1 at Thurles | |
| Location |
Railway Road(platform 2) and Abbey Road (platform 1) Thurles Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°40′35″N 7°49′19″W / 52.67639°N 7.82194°WCoordinates: 52°40′35″N 7°49′19″W / 52.67639°N 7.82194°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
Thurles railway station is near the centre of Thurles town, County Tipperary in Ireland. The station has two through platforms and one terminating platform. It is a major station on the Dublin-Cork line with an average of 17 trains in both directions daily.[1]
The station was the location of the arrest of William Smith O'Brien on 5 August 1848 while he was waiting for a train after an unsuccessful insurrection in Ballingarry in South Tipperary. There is a plaque at the station commemorating the event.
The station opened on 13 March 1848.[2]
Thurles station has three times won the Irish Rail Best Intercity Station prize.
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New Bridge Thurles
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An IE 22000 Class serves Thurles
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Booking Office
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Rear of booking office in car park 1. There are two car parks.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
- ↑ "Thurles station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thurles railway station. |
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballybrophy | Intercity Dublin-Cork Main Line |
Limerick Junction | ||
| Portlaoise | InterCity Dublin-Tralee | |||
| Templemore | Intercity Dublin-Limerick |
Limerick Colbert | ||