Roscrea railway station | |||||||||||
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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.
Bus Connection
Local Link
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.[4] At one time there was a branch from Roscrea to nearby Birr in County Offaly, a line which ran on to Portumna in County Galway. That branch is now closed.
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]
References
- ^ "NTCC Register of Protected Structures" (PDF). Tipperary County Council. 2010. p. 174.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/151116_2016_Rail_Review_Report_Complete_Online.pdf
External links
- Irish Rail Roscrea station website
- Roscrea Station on Eire Trains
- Ballybrophy-Roscrea-Nenagh-Limerick line