| Castleconnell Caisleán Uí Chonaill  | |||||||||||
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 Castleconnell Railway Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Castleconnell, County Limerick Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°42′47″N 8°29′52″W / 52.7131°N 8.4979°W / 52.7131; -8.4979 | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 August 1858 (1858-08-08) | ||||||||||
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Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858 on the Great Southern and Western Railway line, serves the town of Castleconnell in County Limerick, Ireland.
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.
Train service
There are two week-day trains (early morning and early evening) from Castleconnell towards Ballybrophy (via Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea). There are also two week-day train services to Limerick.
History
The station, on the Great Southern and Western Railway line, opened in August 1858.
A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Iarnród Éireann was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line. however in February 2012 an enhanced timetable was launched. In the revised timetable of Feb 2013 services were again reduced.
Location
The station is located at the level crossing east of the centre of Castleconnell. It is near Castleconnell National School.
References
- ^ "Castleconnell station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- "Castleconnell". Irish Rail.
- ^ https://www.irishrail.ie/IrishRail/media/Timetable-PDF-s/Heuston-timetables/03_dublin-limk_via_nenagh.pdf
- "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner. 2 January 2012.
- "Nenagh, Limerick and Commuter service improvements - Revised Schedule, From 20th March". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
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