Carrigaloe railway station

Carrigaloe Carraig an Ló
Carrigaloe railway station, County Cork
General information
Location	Cóbh Ireland
Coordinates	51°51′56″N8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W / 51.86556; -8.32528
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	10 March 1862
Services
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station Fota towards Cork Kent Commuter Cork–Cobh Rushbrooke towards Cobh
Route map Legend Dublin to Cork mainline Mallow-Waterford line (closed) Mallow Mallow–Tralee line Mourne Abbey (closed) Rathduff (closed) Blarney (closed) Cork Kent Tivoli (closed) Dunkettle (closed) Little Island Glounthaune Carrigtwohill Midleton Mogeely (closed) Killeagh (closed) Youghal (closed) Fota Carrigaloe Rushbrooke Cobh
Location

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe on Great Island in County Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton. ^{[1] [ better source needed ]}

Description

The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs. ^[2] A footbridge accesses the Cobh-bound platform.^{[ citation needed ]}

Cross River Ferries connects Carrigaloe to Passage West on the other side of the harbour. The crossing from Glenbrook (Passage West) to Carrigaloe takes 4 minutes and runs daily without the need of reservation.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The original station opened on 10 March 1862. ^{[3] [4]} Although the station closed to goods traffic in December 1974, it continues to serve passenger traffic. ^[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Irish Rail Printable Timetables". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
2. "Find an Iarnród Éireann Station - Carrigaloe". irishrail.ie. Irish Rail. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
3. "Carrigaloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
4. "Carrigaloe Station, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

External links

• Irish Rail Carrigaloe Station Website