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Limerick Colbert railway station

Coordinates: 52°39′32″N 8°37′26″W / 52.659°N 8.624°W / 52.659; -8.624
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Limerick Colbert

Luimneach
Iarnród Éireann
Limerick Railway Station
General information
LocationParnell Street, Limerick, V94 H2PP
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates52°39′32″N 8°37′26″W / 52.659°N 8.624°W / 52.659; -8.624
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code40
Key dates
1858Station opened as Limerick
1966Renamed Limerick Colbert Station
Limerick–Galway
Legend
Dublin–Galway Line
to Claremorris
 Athenry
Oranmore
Galway
Craughwell
Ardrahan
Gort
Ennis
Sixmilebridge
Limerick Colbert
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
Limerick–Rosslare
Legend
Year
closed
 Limerick Colbert
to Foynes
2009
Western Railway Corridor
to Galway
 Killonan
1963
Limerick–Ballybrophy line
 Boher
1963
 Dromkeen
1976
 Pallas Grean
1963
 Oola
1963
← Dublin–Cork line →
 Limerick Junction
Tipperary
Bansha
1963
River Suir
 Cahir
Clonmel
to Thurles
1967
 Kilsheelan
1963
 Carrick-on-Suir
Fiddown and Portlaw
1855
 Grange
1963
Dublin–Waterford line
Mallow–Waterford line
1967
Waterford West goods yard
 Waterford Plunkett
to New Ross
1995
River Barrow
 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

Colbert Station serves the city of Limerick in County Limerick. It is on Parnell Street and is the main station on the Limerick Suburban Rail network. It has approximately 2,500 rail passengers a day travelling on four rail routes. The Bus Éireann bus station on site services approximately one million passengers a year, with 125 buses departing each day.[1]

Services

The station is the terminus of the Dublin–Limerick, Limerick–Nenagh–Ballybrophy and Limerick–Ennis–Galway lines.[2] Connections for Cork, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, Waterford and Kerry stations, such as Killarney, Farranfore and Tralee can be made at Limerick Junction.

The Limerick–Sligo line is operational to Athenry only. It is planned to be reopened on a phased basis as the Western Railway Corridor.

Bus Éireann's Limerick depot is adjacent and offers Intercity, Express and Eurolines services.

Connecting to Shannon Airport

Buses connect the railway station to Shannon Airport.

History

The station in 1907.

The station opened on 28 August 1858, replacing a temporary station 500 metres (1,600 ft) further east, which had operated from 9 May 1848.[3] It was built by the Waterford and Limerick Railway (W&LR), which ran its first train, as far as Tipperary, on Tuesday, 9 May 1848, with intermediate stations at Killonan, Pallasgreen and Oola (all since closed). Two months later the GS&WR connected their Dublin–Cork line with the W&LR at Limerick Junction, near Tipperary. The work was carried out at the height of the Irish Potato Famine, resulting in extreme financial difficulties for the company.

Originally named "Limerick", the station was given the name Colbert on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Cornelius Colbert, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.


Other former routes[4] [5]from Limerick station included:

  • a direct route to Cork via Patrickswell and Charleville (on the Dublin-Cork line) built by the Cork & Limerick Direct Railway
  • the "North Kerry" line to Foynes, Newcastle West, Listowel and Tralee built in stages by three different companies in the mid to late 19th century
  • a siding from Limerick Check to Castlemungret cement factory.

The direct line to Cork between Patrickswell and Charleville and the North Kerry line between Ballingrane and Tralee were dismantled in the [late 1960s - to be confirmed] and in the late 1980s respectively. A single track remains in place between Limerick Check and Foynes, although disconnected from the network.

Parts of the video for the Westlife song "My Love" were filmed at Colbert Station.[6]

Proposed closure of Limerick–Nenagh–Ballybrophy line

A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[7] However, the announcement on 20 February 2012 of an enhanced timetable for the line means that this threat is lifted, at least for the time being.[8]

Current developments

Conditional planning permission was granted by Limerick city and county council for the €16.8m redevelopment of Colbert Station in December 2014.[9]

Plan includes

Phase 1. A new pedestrian plaza limestone paved area of 3,350 square metres (0.83 acres) replacing the car park at the front of the station.

Phase 2. Knocking existing toilet block to make way for a new bus station, with the current bus station being converted into the access area for a new 235-space car park.

Phase 3. Significant refurbishment of the interior of railway station with new finishes throughout and provision of a new ticketing office and retail units.

Funding of approximately 3 million euro was secured for phase one and work began in Quarter 1, 2015.[10] The disused Fuel Station site was levelled and work completed on site for a temporary car park in summer/autumn 2015.[11] The temporary parking was used while work on station redevelopment took place.

There is no timetable in place for construction of phase 2 and 3 but work on the design and planning proceeded in 2015.

Separately Limerick council is seeking to redevelop the Parnell Street area including the interface between the street and Colbert station. It is planned to have a raised platform and new pedestrian crossing across Parnell Street at the entry to Colbert Station to complement the new pedestrian plaza. This will, among other objectives, provide better pedestrian and cycle connectivity between Colbert Station and Limerick City Centre.[12]

During June 2017, extensive resignalling works took place at Limerick Colbert. These works replaced two life-expired signal cabins that signalled all routes into and out of the station. During this time, platforms 3 and 4 were also straightened and lengthened.

See also

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References

  1. ^ http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=1679&month=Jan
  2. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/travel-information/limerick-colbert Irish Rail Limerick (Colbert) Website
  3. ^ "Limerick station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  4. ^ http://www.irrs.ie/Journal%20182/182%20Limerick.htm
  5. ^ http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/rail009.pdf
  6. ^ YouTube - WESTLIFE- My Love
  7. ^ http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/iarnrod-eireann-may-close-rail-service-amid-falling-demand-178779.html
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-08-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/business-news/green-light-for-16-8m-new-limerick-travel-plaza-1-6424814
  10. ^ http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=1679&month=Jan
  11. ^ http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/business-news/works-progressing-at-limerick-s-colbert-station-1-6925760
  12. ^ http://www.limerick.ie/council/parnell-davis-wickham-street-upgrade-improvement-works
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