Castleconnell railway station

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| address = Castleconnell, County Limerick

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| line = Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line

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Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858 on the Great Southern and Western Railway line,{{cite web | title=Castleconnell station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=5 September 2007}} 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.{{cite web| url=http://www.irishrail.ie/Castleconnell| website=Irish Rail| title=Castleconnell}}

Train service

There are two week-day trains (early morning and early evening) from Castleconnell towards Ballybrophy (via Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea).https://www.irishrail.ie/IrishRail/media/Timetable-PDF-s/Heuston-timetables/03_dublin-limk_via_nenagh.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}} There are also two week-day train services to Limerick.

History

The station, on the Great Southern and Western Railway line, opened in August 1858.

A January 2012, national newspaper article suggested that Iarnród Éireann was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.{{cite news| url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20178779.html| title=Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand| website=Irish Examiner| date=2 January 2012}} however in February 2012, an enhanced timetable was launched. In the revised timetable of February 2013 services were again reduced.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4483&p=116&n=237 |title=Nenagh, Limerick and Commuter service improvements - Revised Schedule, From 20th March |website=Irish Rail |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112090532/http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4483&p=116&n=237 |archivedate=12 November 2013 }}

Location

The station is located at the level crossing east of the centre of Castleconnell. It is near Castleconnell National School.

References

External links

[http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20C/Castleconnell/IrishRailwayStations.html Castleconnell Station on Eire Trains]
[http://www.southtipperaryrailandbus.com/ballybrophy-roscrea-nenagh-limerick-line.html Ballybrophy-Roscrea-Nenagh-Limerick line]

Category:Iarnród Éireann stations in County Limerick

Category:Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1858