Carrigaloe railway station

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

Carrigaloe

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Carrigaloe railway station, County Cork
LocationCóbh
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade

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]

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See also

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


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