Cloughjordan railway station

Cloughjordan
Iarnród Éireann

Limerick-Ballybrophy line passing under the R490 road at Cloughjordan station
Location Cloughjordan
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 52°56′10″N 8°1′27″W / 52.93611°N 8.02417°W / 52.93611; -8.02417Coordinates: 52°56′10″N 8°1′27″W / 52.93611°N 8.02417°W / 52.93611; -8.02417
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 1
Construction
Structure type At-grade

Limerick to
Ballybrophy line

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

Dublin–Cork main line and to Waterford
Limerick Colbert

Cloughjordan railway station serves the town of Cloughjordan, County Tipperary in Ireland. The station is located 1 km south west of the town centre on the Templemore Road.

It opened on 5 October 1863.[1]

It is connected to the Irish railway network on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line (where it joins the main Dublin-Cork railway line. The station is unstaffed and has a car park.[2] A partnership between the local Tidy Towns group and Irish Rail has seen several improvements to the station and its surroundings.[3]

Buildings

The station façade, platform, entrance piers and gates are listed as protected structures by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref S457). The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists the station building and station masters house as being of architectural and social interest, with the five bay goods shed and road bridge which carries the R490 over the railway being listed as of architectural and technical interest. [4] [5][6][7] [8]

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.[9] An enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013.[10]

Waiting for a train

See also

References

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Nenagh   Commuter
Limerick-Ballybrophy
  Roscrea


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