Roscrea railway station
Roscrea Ros Cré | |||||||||||
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| Location | Roscrea, County Tipperary Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°57′38″N 7°47′40″W / 52.9606°N 7.7945°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Limerick-Ballybrophy | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 October 1857 | ||||||||||
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Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland.
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
[edit]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
[edit]Local Link
[edit]TFI Local Link bus stops at Roscrea Railway Station.
Timetable is 854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable [3]
History
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Roscrea". Irish Rail.
- ^ "854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Roscrea station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ^ McCárthaigh, Seán (2 January 2012). "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "(untitled)". Irish Rail.[full citation needed]
- ^ "Rail Review 2016 Report" (PDF). Ireland: National Transport Authority / Irish Rail. August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Irish Rail Roscrea station website
- Roscrea Station on Eire Trains
- Ballybrophy-Roscrea-Nenagh-Limerick line
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