Carrigaloe railway station

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe on Great Island in County Cork.

Carrigaloe Carraig an Ló
Carrigaloe railway station, County Cork
Location	Cóbh Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade

Mallow-Youghal/Cobh railway line
Dublin to Cork mainline Mallow-Waterford line (closed) Mallow Mallow–Tralee line Mourne Abbey (closed) Rathduff (closed) Blarney (closed) Cork Kent Tivoli (closed) Dunkettle (closed) Little Island Glounthaune Carrigtwohill Midleton Mogeely (closed) Killeagh (closed) Youghal (closed) Fota Carrigaloe Rushbrooke Cobh

It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.[1]

Description

The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs.[2] A footbridge accesses the Cobh-bound platform.

Cross River Ferries connects Carrigaloe to Passage West on the other side of the harbour. The crossing from Glenbrook (Passage West) to Carrigaloe takes 4 minutes and runs daily without the need of reservation.

History

The original station opened on 10 March 1862.[3][4] Although the station closed to goods traffic in December 1974, it continues to serve passenger traffic.[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Irish Rail Printable Timetables". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
2. "Find an Iarnród Éireann Station - Carrigaloe". irishrail.ie. Irish Rail. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
3. "Carrigaloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
4. "Carrigaloe Station, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

External links

• Irish Rail Carrigaloe Station Website

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Fota		Commuter Cork-Cobh		Rushbrooke