Thomastown railway station

This article is about the railway station in Ireland. For the railway station in Melbourne, see Thomastown railway station, Melbourne.

Thomastown Baile Mhic Andáin
Thomastown Railway Station
General information
Location	Newtown, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, R95 N298 Ireland
Coordinates	52°31′23″N7°08′57″W / 52.523171°N 7.149034°W / 52.523171; -7.149034
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	THTWN
Fare zone	L
Key dates
12 May 1848	opened

Thomastown Railway Station serves the town of Thomastown in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford Intercity route. ^[1]

History

The station opened on 12 May 1848 upon the opening of the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. ^[2]

Facilities

Unlike most other railway stations on the network, there is no ticket office however tickets can still be purchased at a digital kiosk. ^[3]

There is a disused low platform and signal box across the track. The track was removed from it in 2004 when mini-CTC signalling was installed. ^[4]

Services

The current Monday to Saturday service pattern is: ^[5]

• 7 trains per day to Waterford
• 7 trains per day to Dublin Heuston

On Sundays, the service pattern is:

• 4 trains per day to Waterford
• 4 trains per day to Dublin Heuston

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Kilkenny MacDonagh		InterCity Dublin-Waterford railway line		Waterford Plunkett

Gallery

• 
  Thomastown in 1985.
• 
  The station today. Note that only one platform remains in use.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
2. "Thomastown station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
3. Rail, Irish. "Thomastown, Co.Kilkenny". Irish Rail. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
4. "Closure of Thomastown Station".
5. "Dublin Heuston - Waterford" (PDF). Irish Rail. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

External links

• Irish Rail Thomastown Station Website