Cahir railway station

Summary

Cahir railway station serves the town of Cahir, County Tipperary in Ireland.

Cahir

An Chathair
Iarnród Éireann
CIE 001 Class 052 departing Cahir station with a westbound fertiliser train on 26 February 1982.
General information
LocationChurch Street, Cahir, County Tipperary, E21 KC89
Ireland
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeCAHIR
Fare zoneF
Key dates
1 May 1852Station opened
Limerick–Rosslare
Legend
Year
closed
Limerick Colbert
to Foynes
2009
Killonan
1963
Boher
1963
Dromkeen
1976
Pallas Grean
1963
Oola
1963
Limerick Junction
Tipperary
Bansha
1963
Cahir
Clonmel
1967
Kilsheelan
1963
Carrick-on-Suir
Fiddown and Portlaw
1855
Grange
1963
1967
Waterford West goods yard
Waterford Plunkett
to New Ross
1995
Campile
2010
Ballycullane
2010
Wellingtonbridge
2010
Duncormick
1976
Bridgetown
2010
Killinick
1976
Felthouse Junction
curve closed 1918
Dublin–
Rosslare Line
Rosslare Strand
Kilrane
1963
Rosslare Europort

It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. There is no Sunday service.[1] Until 19 January 2013 (inclusive) there were three trains each way. However, the late-morning Waterford to Limerick Junction and early-afternoon Limerick Junction to Waterford trains are now discontinued.[2]

Passengers should change at Limerick Junction for connections to Limerick, Cork, Tralee, Galway and Dublin.

The station is unstaffed and the platform is accessible via a ramp.[3]

History edit

The station opened on 1 May 1852.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "New Rail Timetable for 2013 - Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=120&n=151 Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Accessibility Guide
  4. ^ "Cahir station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2007.

External links edit

  • Irish Rail Cahir Station Website
  • National Inventory of Industrial Heritage - Cahir Station
  • South Tipperary Rail & Bus Website
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann Following station
Tipperary   InterCity
Limerick-Rosslare railway line
  Clonmel

52°22′40″N 7°55′22″W / 52.377731°N 7.922710°W / 52.377731; -7.922710