Castleconnell railway station

Station in County Limerick, Ireland

Castleconnell

Caisleán Uí Chonaill

Castleconnell Railway Station

General information
Location| Castleconnell, County Limerick
Ireland
Coordinates| 52°42′47″N 8°29′52″W﻿ / ﻿52.7131°N 8.4979°W﻿ / 52.7131; -8.4979
Line(s)| Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line
History
Opened| 8 August 1858 (1858-08-08)
Services
| Preceding station  |  |  Iarnród Éireann |  | Following station

|
|
|
|

Limerick Colbert |  | Commuter
Limerick Suburban Rail |  | Birdhill

* v
* t
* e

Limerick to
Ballybrophy line

Legend

|  |  |

|  |

Dublin–Cork main line to Cork

|
|
|
|

|  |

|  | Ballybrophy
|  |

|  |

Dublin–Cork main line to Dublin Heuston

|  |

|  | Birr
|  |

|  | Roscrea
|  |

|  | Portumna Bridge
|  |

|  | Cloughjordan
|  |

|  | Nenagh
|  |

|  | Shallee
|  |

|  | Killaloe
|  |

|  | Birdhill
|  |

|  | Castleconnell
|  |

|  | Lisnagry
|  |

|  |

Dublin–Cork main line and to Waterford

|  |

|  |

Western Railway Corridor

|  |

|  |

North Kerry 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

[edit]

There are two week-day trains (early morning and early evening) from Castleconnell towards Ballybrophy (via Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea).[3] There are also two week-day train services to Limerick.[3]

## History

[edit]

The station, on the Great Southern and Western Railway line, opened in August 1858.[1]

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 February 2013 services were again reduced.[5]

## Location

[edit]

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

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Castleconnell station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
2. ^ "Castleconnell". Irish Rail.
3. ^ a b "Heuston timetables" (PDF).
4. ^ "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner. 2 January 2012.
5. ^ "Nenagh, Limerick and Commuter service improvements - Revised Schedule, From 20th March". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.

## External links

[edit]

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

This Ireland railway station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template