Roscrea railway station
Roscrea railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Roscrea, County Tipperary Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°57′38″N 7°47′40″W / 52.9606°N 7.7945°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Limerick-Ballybrophy | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 October 1857 | ||||||||||
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Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland.
Roscrea station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main Cork-Dublin line at Ballybrophy. It is listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref RC093).[1] The station is staffed and has a car park.[2]
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.[3] On a trial basis an enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013.[4]
History
The station opened on 19 October 1857.[5] At one time there was a branch from Roscrea to nearby Birr in County Offaly, a line which ran on to Portumna in County Galway. That branch is now closed.
References
- ^ "NTCC Register of Protected Structures" (PDF). Tipperary County Council. 2010. p. 174.
- ^ "Roscrea". Irish Rail.
- ^ McCárthaigh, Seán (2 January 2012). "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "(untitled)". Irish Rail.[full citation needed]
- ^ "Roscrea station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
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