Castleconnell railway station
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Ireland
Castleconnell Caisleán Uí Chonaill  | |||||||||||
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 Castleconnell Railway Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Castleconnell, County Limerick Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°42′47″N 8°29′52″W / 52.7131°N 8.4979°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 August 1858 | ||||||||||
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Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858 on the Great Southern and Western Railway line,[1] serves the town of Castleconnell in County Limerick, Ireland.
It is on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line and is also served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service. It is unstaffed and has a small car park.[2]
History
The station, on the Great Southern and Western Railway line, opened in August 1858.[1]
A January 2012, national newspaper article suggested that Iarnród Éireann was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[4] however in February 2012, an enhanced timetable was launched. In the revised timetable of February 2013 services were again reduced.[5]
