Birdhill railway station
Birdhill  | |
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 An IRRS 071 Class Railtour at Birdhill. | |
| Location |
Birdhill Republic of Ireland |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 (Only 1 in use) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1860 | Opened |
| 1963 | Closed To Goods |
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Birdhill railway station serves the town of Birdhill in County Tipperary, Ireland.
The station opened on 23 July 1860.[1]
It is on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line and is also served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service.
Description
The station once had a large station house but now has only a portable building. This houses the ticket office and toilet.[2] The station has a car park. A plaque in the station grounds commemorates the 150th anniversary of the station, which took place in 2010. There is also a "Railway Garden" beside the station. The signal box and railway bridge are both listed as a protected structures by Tipperary County Council (RPS Refs S708 and S709).[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] In response, the timetable was altered during 2012, and the service was again reduced from February 2013.[5] In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as the demand for the service is very low and CIE/IE wish to close it to save money.
External links
- Irish Rail Birdhill Station website
- Birdhill Station on Eire Trains
- Ballybrophy-Roscrea-Nenagh-Limerick line
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleconnell | Commuter Limerick-Ballybrophy |
Nenagh |
References
- ↑ "Birdhill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/Birdhill Irish Rail Birdhill Website
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- ↑ http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/iarnrod-eireann-may-close-rail-service-amid-falling-demand-178779.html
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie
Coordinates: 52°45′57″N 8°26′31″W / 52.76583°N 8.44194°W