Carrick-on-Suir railway station

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Carrick-on-Suir

Carraig na Siúire
Irish Rail logo.svg
Carrick on Suir railway station in 2008.jpg
General information
LocationCregg Road, Carrick-on-Suir
County Tipperary, E32 XN82
Ireland
Coordinates 52°20′57″N7°24′16″W / 52.349084°N 7.404536°W / 52.349084; -7.404536
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms2 (including 1 not in use)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeCKOSR
Fare zoneH
History
Opened15 April 1853
Original company Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Pre-grouping Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Location
Carrick-on-Suir railway station

Carrick-on-Suir railway station serves the town of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary in Ireland.

Contents

It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Waterford and two to Limerick Junction. 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]

The station consists of two platforms, a waiting room, toilets and small car park at present free for rail passengers. The second platform, on which the signal cabin is located, was served by a passing loop until November 2013.

There is also a siding, used by the Irish Traction Group to store preserved diesel locomotives.

History

The station opened on 15 April 1853. [3]

The station in 1993 Carrick-on-Suir Station - geograph.org.uk - 2236118.jpg
The station in 1993

Statistics

Passenger statistics are compiled by the National Transport Authority. [4] The passenger decline is due to unreliable timetables. [5]

YearDaily Passengers Exit and EntryChange
201222NA
201310Decrease2.svg 12
201413Increase2.svg 3
20151Decrease2.svg 12
20169Increase2.svg 8 [6]
201712Increase2.svg 3 [7]

Services

Preceding station Irish Rail logo.svg Iarnród Éireann Following station
Clonmel   InterCity
Limerick-Rosslare railway line 		  Waterford
Plunkett
Disused railways
Kilsheelan   Great Southern and Western Railway
Limerick-Rosslare railway line 		  Fiddown

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Carrick on Suir station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). fe49d9ec8511d2dc0553-f8f415f79bf5d37d632aa2f721fb6d7c.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Carrick-on-Suir: Rail station unused due to unreliable timetable". The Irish Times .
  6. ↑ "National Heavy Rail Census Report 2016" (PDF). National Transport Authority. September 2017.
  7. ↑ "National Heavy Rail Census Report 2017" (PDF). National Transport Authority. July 2018.


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