Carrick-on-Suir railway station

Carrick-on-Suir
Carraig na Siuire
Iarnród Éireann
Location Carrick-on-Suir
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 52°20′57″N 7°24′16″W / 52.349084°N 7.404536°W / 52.349084; -7.404536Coordinates: 52°20′57″N 7°24′16″W / 52.349084°N 7.404536°W / 52.349084; -7.404536
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade

Limerick to Rosslare line

Legend
Year
closed
 Limerick Colbert
to Foynes
Western Railway Corridor
to Galway
Limerick–Ballybrophy line
 ← Dublin–Cork line →

Limerick Junction
 Tipperary
 River Suir
 Cahir
 Clonmel
 Carrick-on-Suir
Dublin–Waterford line
Mallow–Waterford line
Waterford West goods yard
Waterford Plunkett
to New Ross
 River Barrow
 Campile 2010
 Ballycullane 2010
 Wellingtonbridge 2010
 Bridgetown 2010
Dublin–Rosslare Line
 Rosslare Strand
Rosslare Europort 2008
Rosslare Europort

Carrick-on-Suir railway station serves the town of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary in Ireland.

It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Waterford and two to Limerick Junction. There is no Sunday service.[1] Until 19 January 2013 (inclusive) there were three trains each way. However the late-morning Waterford to Limerick Junction and early-afternoon Limerick Junction to Waterford trains are now discontinued.[2]

The station consists of two platforms, a waiting room, toilets and small car park at present free for rail passengers.The second platform, on which the signal cabin is located, was served by a passing loop until November 2013.

There is also a siding, used by the Irish Traction Group to store preserved diesel locomotives.

History

The station opened on 15 April 1853.[3]

The station in 1993

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/media/12-WaterfordLimerick1.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4758&p=116&n=237
  3. ↑ "Carrick on Suir station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.

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Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Clonmel   Intercity
Limerick-Waterford		   Waterford
Plunkett


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