Carrick-on-Suir railway station

Carrick-on-Suir railway station serves the town of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary in Ireland.

Carrick-on-Suir Carraig na Siúire
Location	Cregg Road, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, E32 XN82 Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	52.349084°N 7.404536°W / 52.349084; -7.404536
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2 (including 1 not in use)
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	CKOSR
Fare zone	H
History
Opened	15 April 1853
Original company	Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways

Limerick–Rosslare
Year closed Limerick Colbert to Foynes 2009 Western Railway Corridor to Galway Killonan 1963 Limerick–Ballybrophy line Boher 1963 Dromkeen 1976 Pallas Oola 1963 ← Dublin–Cork line → Limerick Junction Tipperary Bansha 1963 River Suir Cahir Clonmel to Thurles 1967 Kilsheelan 1963 Carrick-on-Suir Fiddown and Portlaw 1855 Grange 1963 Dublin–Waterford line Mallow–Waterford line 1967 Waterford West goods yard Waterford Plunkett to New Ross 1995 River Barrow Campile 2010 Ballycullane 2010 Wellingtonbridge 2010 Duncormick 1976 Bridgetown 2010 Killinick 1976 to Felthouse Junct. on Dublin–Rosslare Line 1918 Dublin–Rosslare Line Rosslare Strand Kilrane 1963 Rosslare Europort

It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Waterford and two to Limerick Junction. There is no Sunday service.[1] Until 19 January 2013 (inclusive) there were three trains each way. However the late-morning Waterford to Limerick Junction and early-afternoon Limerick Junction to Waterford trains are now discontinued.[2]

The station consists of two platforms, a waiting room, toilets and small car park at present free for rail passengers. The second platform, on which the signal cabin is located, was served by a passing loop until November 2013.

There is also a siding, used by the Irish Traction Group to store preserved diesel locomotives.

History

The station opened on 15 April 1853.[3]

The station in 1993

Statistics

Passenger statistics are compiled by the National Transport Authority.. The passenger decline is due to unreliable timetables.[4]

Year	Daily Passengers Exit and Entry	Change
2012	22	NA
2013	10	12
2014	13	3
2015	1	12
2016	9	8 [5]
2017	12	3 [6]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Carrick on Suir station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
4. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/carrick-on-suir-rail-station-unused-due-to-unreliable-timetable-1.2840575
5. https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/NTA_Rail_Census_Report_2017_FINAL.pdf
6. https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/National_Heavy_Rail_2018_V8_Web.pdf

External links

• Irish Rail Carrick-on-Suir Station website
• Irish Traction Group site about their Carrick on Suir base
• South Tipperary Rail & Bus Website

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Clonmel		InterCity Limerick-Waterford		Waterford Plunkett
	Disused railways
Kilsheelan		Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Rosslare railway line		Fiddown