Thomastown railway station

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Thomastown Railway Station
General information
LocationNewtown, 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 byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeTHTWN
Fare zoneL
Key dates
1848opened

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

Contents

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

Unlike most other railway stations on the network, there is no ticket office however tickets can still be purchased at a digital kiosk. [2]

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. [3]

History

The station opened on 12 May 1848. [4]

Services

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

On Sundays, the service pattern is:

Preceding station Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann Following station
Kilkenny
MacDonagh
  InterCity
Dublin-Waterford railway line
  Waterford
Plunkett

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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. Rail, Irish. "Thomastown, Co.Kilkenny". Irish Rail. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. "Closure of Thomastown Station".
  4. "Thomastown station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
  5. "Dublin Heuston - Waterford" (PDF). Irish Rail. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.