Castleconnell railway station

Castleconnell
Castleconnell Railway Station
Location	Castleconnell, County Limerick Ireland
Coordinates	52°42′47″N 8°29′52″W / 52.7131°N 8.4979°WCoordinates: 52°42′47″N 8°29′52″W / 52.7131°N 8.4979°W
Line(s)	Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line
History
Opened	8 August 1858
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station Limerick Colbert   Commuter Limerick-Nenagh/Ballybrophy   Birdhill

Limerick to Ballybrophy line
Legend
Ballybrophy Dublin–Cork main line Roscrea Cloughjordan Nenagh Birdhill Castleconnell Dublin–Cork main line Limerick Colbert

Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858. on the Great Southern and Western Railway line,^[1] 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^[2]

Train service

Trains towards Ballybrophy (via Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea) run at 06.52 and 17.15 (Sunday 17.40)

Trains to Limerick 08.22 11.44 20.37 (Sunday 17.45 and 21.17)^[3]

Closure proposed

A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.^[4] however in February 2012 an enhanced timetable was launched. In the revised timetable of Feb 2013 services were again reduced.^[5]

Location

The station is located at the level crossing east of the centre of Castleconnell. It is quite near Castleconnell National School.

References

1. "Castleconnell station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
2. "Castleconnell". Irish Rail.
3. Irishrail.ie
4. "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner. 2 January 2012.
5. "(untitled)". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013.

External links

• Castleconnell Station on Eire Trains
• Ballybrophy-Roscrea-Nenagh-Limerick line