Carrigtwohill railway station

Carrigtwohill Carraig Thuathail
A freight train passing the station on 27 April 1977, when the station was closed.
General information
Location	Carrigtwohill, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51°55′0″N8°15′48″W / 51.91667°N 8.26333°W / 51.91667; -8.26333
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	CGTWL (67)
History
Opened	2 November 1859
Original company	Cork and Youghal Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
2 December 1974	Closed to goods
6 September 1976	Closed to passengers
30 July 2009	Reopened
Services
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station Glounthaune towards Cork Kent Commuter Cork–Midleton Midleton Terminus
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

Carrigtwohill railway station serves the town of Carrigtwohill in County Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station. ^[1]

The station is unstaffed but has a ticket vending machine. Its two platforms are both fully accessible.

History

The original station in Carrigtwohill was opened on 2 November 1859, but closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974 and fully closed on 6 September 1976. ^[2] It was re-opened on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished Cork-Midleton line. ^[3]

Developments

The 2002 Cork Suburban Rail Feasibility Study proposed the construction of a new station approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the existing station. ^{[4] [5]} 'Carrigtwohill West' station was proposed to serve an industrial area west of Carrigtwohill, with IDA Ireland providing partial funding. ^[5] The project was cancelled in 2012.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
2. "Carrigtwohill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
3. "Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
4. "Carrigtwohill Special Local Area Plan (2005)" (PDF). Cork County Council. 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
5. "Stations". Irish Railway Record Society (171). February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links

• Irish Rail Carrigtwohill Station Website