Roscrea railway station

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Roscrea

Ros Cré
Roscrea railway station, County Tipperary (geograph 4848569).jpg
General information
Location Roscrea, County Tipperary
Ireland
Coordinates 52°57′38″N7°47′40″W / 52.9606°N 7.7945°W / 52.9606; -7.7945
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Line(s) Limerick-Ballybrophy
History
Opened19 October 1857 (1857-10-19)
Services
Preceding station  Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann  Following station
Cloughjordan   Commuter
Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line 		  Ballybrophy

Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland.

Contents

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] The station is 0.5 miles from Roscrea town centre.

Services

Roscrea, as with many other stations on the same line, receives a small amount of services: 2 trains eastbound to Ballybrophy and 2 trains westbound to Limerick on Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays, the station is served by 1 train per day each way.

Bus Connection

TFI Local Link bus stops at Roscrea Railway Station.

Timetable is 854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable [3]

History

The station opened on 19 October 1857 from Ballybrophy. On 8 March 1858 the line was extended to Birr and became a junction when the line to Nenagh was opened on 5 October 1863 eventually forming a new through route to Limerick via Nenagh. [4] The branch from Roscrea to Birr in County Offaly was closed by Coras Iompair Eireann on 1 January 1963.

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. [5] On a trial basis an enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013. [6] In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as demand for the service was very low and CIE/IE wished to close it to save money. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "NTCC Register of Protected Structures" (PDF). Tipperary County Council. 2010. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Roscrea". Irish Rail.
  3. ↑ "854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Roscrea station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  5. ↑ McCárthaigh, Seán (2 January 2012). "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner.
  6. ↑ "(untitled)". Irish Rail.[ full citation needed ]
  7. ↑ "Rail Review 2016 Report" (PDF). Ireland: National Transport Authority / Irish Rail. August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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