Carrick-on-Suir railway station
Carrick-on-Suir Carraig na Siúire  | |
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| Location |
Cregg Road, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, E32 XN82 Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°20′57″N 7°24′16″W / 52.349084°N 7.404536°WCoordinates: 52°20′57″N 7°24′16″W / 52.349084°N 7.404536°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 (including 1 not in use) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
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| Station code | CKOSR |
| Fare zone | H |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 April 1853 |
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Carrick-on-Suir railway station serves the town of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary in Ireland.
It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Waterford and two to Limerick Junction. There is no Sunday service.[1] Until 19 January 2013 (inclusive) there were three trains each way. However the late-morning Waterford to Limerick Junction and early-afternoon Limerick Junction to Waterford trains are now discontinued.[2]
The station consists of two platforms, a waiting room, toilets and small car park at present free for rail passengers.The second platform, on which the signal cabin is located, was served by a passing loop until November 2013.
There is also a siding, used by the Irish Traction Group to store preserved diesel locomotives.
History
The station opened on 15 April 1853.[3]
In November 2016 it was announced the station could close along with the Limerick Junction line to save money. Closure would come into affect from sometime during 2018.
Statistics
There is passenger statistics provided by Irish rail.. The passenger decline is due to unreliable timetables.[4]
| Year | Daily Passengers Exit and Entry | Change |
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| 2012 | 22 | NA |
| 2013 | 10 |  |
| 2014 | 13 |  |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/media/12-WaterfordLimerick1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4758&p=116&n=237
- ↑ "Carrick on Suir station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ↑ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/carrick-on-suir-rail-station-unused-due-to-unreliable-timetable-1.2840575
- ↑ https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/NTA_Rail_Census_Report_2017_FINAL.pdf
- ↑ https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/only-three-people-boarded-trains-in-carrick-on-suir-463069.html
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carrick on Suir railway station. |
- Irish Rail Carrick-on-Suir Station website
- Irish Traction Group site about their Carrick on Suir base
- South Tipperary Rail & Bus Website
| Preceding station |  |
Following station | ||
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| Clonmel | InterCity Limerick-Waterford |
Waterford Plunkett | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Kilsheelan | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Rosslare railway line |
Fiddown | ||