Carrigaloe railway station

Carrigaloe Carraig an Ló
Location	Cóbh Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°WCoordinates: 51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade

Mallow to Youghal/Cóbh
Legend Dublin to Cork mainline Mallow-Waterford line (closed) Mallow Mallow–Tralee line Mourne Abbey (closed) Rathduff (closed) Blarney(future) Monard(future) Kilbarry(future) Cork Kent Tivoli (closed) Dunkettle(future) Little Island Glounthaune Carrigtwohill West(future) Carrigtwohill Midleton Mogeely (closed) Killeagh (closed) Youghal (closed) Fota Carrigaloe Ballynoe(future) Rushbrooke Cobh

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe in Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.^[1]

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 is a convenient and pleasant way to avoid traffic congestion around Cork City, especially for commuters to Ringaskiddy. The ferries run daily and reservations are not required.

History

The original station opened on 10 March 1862 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974.^[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
2. "Carrigaloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-30.

External links

• Irish Rail Carrigaloe Station Website

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