Clonmel railway station
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Clonmel railway station serves the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland.
It is on the railway line that links Waterford and Limerick Junction. It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. There is no Sunday service.[1]
Limerick Junction provides connections to Limerick, Cork Kent, Tralee, Galway and Dublin Heuston. Waterford provides connections to Kilkenny and also Dublin Heuston.
⇒ Eastbound | towards Waterford ⇒ |
⇐ Westbound | towards Limerick Junction ⇐ |
The station has a café (reopened in 2013), waiting room and toilets.[2][3] Bus Éireann routes 55, 245 & 355 serve the station.
History
The Waterford and Limerick Railway opened the station on 1 May 1852. The company was renamed the Waterford, Limerick and Western in 1896 and merged with the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1901.[citation needed]
In 1880 the Southern Railway of Ireland opened between Clonmel and Thurles on the Dublin–Cork railway line, making Clonmel a junction. CIÉ withdrew passenger services from the Thurles – Clonmel line in 1963 and closed the line to freight in 1967.[citation needed]
Statistics
Year | Daily Passengers Exit and Entry | Change |
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2012 | 75 | NA |
2013 | 54 | ![]() |
2014 | 49 | ![]() |
2015 | 40 | ![]() |
2016 | 45 | ![]() |
2017 | 57 | ![]() |
Services
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Cahir | InterCity Limerick–Rosslare railway line | Carrick-on-Suir | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Cahir | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick–Waterford railway line | Kilsheelan | ||
Disused railways | ||||
terminus | Great Southern and Western Railway Thurles–Clonmel line | Fethard |
See also
References
- ^ "Timetable: Dublin/Waterford – Clonmel – Limerick Jctn – Galway/Cork/Dublin – Monday – Saturday (excluding public holidays)" (PDF). Iarnród Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Relief as toilet facilities finally on the way at bus station". The Nationalist. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012.
- ^ "No toilet or waiting room at shameful Clonmel rail station". The Nationalist. 8 November 2012.
- ^ "National Heavy Rail Census Report 2017" (PDF). National Transport Authority. June 2018.
External links
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- "Clonmel". Iarnród Éireann.
- South Tipperary Rail & Bus Website