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| Carrigtwohill Carraig Thuathail  | |||||
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| Location | Carrigtwohill, County Cork Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°55′0″N 8°15′48″W / 51.91667°N 8.26333°W / 51.91667; -8.26333 | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Line(s) | Cork–Midleton | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Station code | CGTWL (67) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 November 1859 | ||||
| Original company | Cork and Youghal Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||
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| 2 December 1974 | Closed to goods | ||||
| 6 September 1976 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 30 July 2009 | Reopened | ||||
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Carrigtwohill railway station serves the town of Carrigtwohill in County Cork.
It is a station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station.
The station is unstaffed but has a ticket vending machine. Its two platforms are both fully accessible.
History
The original station in Carrigtwohill was opened on 2 November 1859, but closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974 and fully closed on 6 September 1976. It was re-opened on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished Cork-Midleton line.
Developments
The 2002 Cork Suburban Rail Feasibility Study proposed the construction of a new station approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the existing station. 'Carrigtwohill West' station was proposed to serve an industrial area west of Carrigtwohill, with IDA Ireland providing partial funding. The project was cancelled in 2012.
See also
References
- "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "Carrigtwohill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- "Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
- "Carrigtwohill Special Local Area Plan (2005)" (PDF). Cork County Council. 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Stations". Irish Railway Record Society (171). February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
External links
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
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| Glounthaune | Commuter Cork-Midleton |
Midleton | ||