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Railway station in County Cork, Ireland

Carrigaloe
Carraig an LóIarnród Éireann
Carrigaloe railway station, County Cork
General information
LocationCóbh
Ireland
Coordinates51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W / 51.86556; -8.32528
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Mallow-Youghal/
Cobh railway line
Legend
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

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

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

Description

The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs. 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. Although the station closed to goods traffic in December 1974, it continues to serve passenger traffic.

See also

References

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

External links

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


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