Cloughjordan railway station

Cloughjordan railway station serves the town of Cloughjordan, County Tipperary in Ireland. The station is located 1 km south west of the town centre on the Templemore Road.

Cloughjordan
Limerick-Ballybrophy line passing under the R490 road at Cloughjordan station
LocationCloughjordan
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates52°56′10″N 8°1′27″W
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Limerick to
Ballybrophy line
Ballybrophy
Roscrea
Cloughjordan
Nenagh
Birdhill
Castleconnell
Dublin–Cork main line and to Waterford
Limerick Colbert

It opened on 5 October 1863.[1]

It is connected to the Irish railway network on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line (where it joins the main Dublin-Cork railway line. The station is unstaffed and has a car park.[2] A partnership between the local Tidy Towns group and Irish Rail has seen several improvements to the station and its surroundings.[3]

Buildings

The station façade, platform, entrance piers and gates are listed as protected structures by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref S457). The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists the station building and station masters house as being of architectural and social interest, with the five bay goods shed and road bridge which carries the R490 over the railway being listed as of architectural and technical interest. [4] [5][6][7] [8]

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.[9] An enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013.[10] In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as the demand for the service is very low and CIÉ/IÉ wish to close it to save money.[11]

Waiting for a train

See also

References
  1. "Cloughjordan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  2. http://www.irishrail.ie/Cloughjordan
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=TN&regno=22401603
  6. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=TN&regno=22401604
  7. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=TN&regno=22401602
  8. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=TN&regno=22401605
  9. http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/iarnrod-eireann-may-close-rail-service-amid-falling-demand-178779.html
  10. http://www.irishrail.ie
  11. https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/151116_2016_Rail_Review_Report_Complete_Online.pdf
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Nenagh   Commuter
Limerick-Ballybrophy		   Roscrea
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