Castleconnell railway station
Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858 on the Great Southern and Western Railway line,[1] serves the town of Castleconnell in County Limerick, Ireland.
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Location | Castleconnell, County Limerick Ireland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52.7131°N 8.4979°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line | ||||||||||
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Opened | 8 August 1858 | ||||||||||
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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[2]
Train service
Trains towards Ballybrophy (via Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea) run at 06.52 and 17.15 (Sunday 17.40)
Trains to Limerick 08.22 11.44 20.37 (Sunday 17.45 and 21.17)[3]
Closure proposed
A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Iarnród Éireann was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[4] however in February 2012 an enhanced timetable was launched. In the revised timetable of Feb 2013 services were again reduced.[5]
Location
The station is located at the level crossing east of the centre of Castleconnell. It is quite near Castleconnell National School.
References
- "Castleconnell station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- "Castleconnell". Irish Rail.
- Irishrail.ie
- "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner. 2 January 2012.
- "(untitled)". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013.