Castleconnell railway station

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.

Castleconnell
Castleconnell Railway Station
Location	Castleconnell, County Limerick Ireland
Coordinates	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
Ballybrophy Dublin–Cork main line Roscrea Cloughjordan Nenagh Birdhill Castleconnell Dublin–Cork main line and to Waterford Limerick Colbert

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 Iarnród Éireann 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