Clonmel railway station
Station in County Tipperary, Ireland
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Clonmel railway station serves the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland.
County Tipperary, E91 N9C4
Ireland
Clonmel Cluain Meala  | |||||
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2726 Arrives from Limerick Junction | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Thomas Street, Clonmel County Tipperary, E91 N9C4 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°21′40″N 7°41′59″W | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CLMEL | ||||
| Fare zone | G | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1852 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1880 | line to Thurles opened | ||||
| 1963 | Thurles passenger trains withdrawn | ||||
| 1967 | line to Thurles closed | ||||
| 1988 | reduced to halt | ||||
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It is on the railway line that links Waterford and Limerick Junction. It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. There is no Sunday service.[1]
Limerick Junction provides connections to Limerick, Cork Kent, Tralee, Galway and Dublin Heuston. Waterford provides connections to Kilkenny and also Dublin Heuston.
| ⇒ Eastbound | towards Waterford ⇒ |
| ⇐ Westbound | towards Limerick Junction ⇐ |
The station has a café (reopened in 2013), waiting room and toilets.[2][3] Bus Éireann routes 55, 245 & 355 serve the station.
History
The Waterford and Limerick Railway opened the station on 1 May 1852. The company was renamed the Waterford, Limerick and Western in 1896 and merged with the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1901.[citation needed]
In 1880 the Southern Railway of Ireland opened between Clonmel and Thurles on the Dublin–Cork railway line, making Clonmel a junction. CIÉ withdrew passenger services from the Thurles – Clonmel line in 1963 and closed the line to freight in 1967.[citation needed]
Statistics
| Year | Daily Passengers Exit and Entry | Change |
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| 2012 | 75 | NA |
| 2013 | 54 |  21 |
| 2014 | 49 | 5 |
| 2015 | 40 | 9 |
| 2016 | 45 |  5 |
| 2017 | 57 | 12 [4] |
Services
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Cahir | InterCity Limerick–Rosslare railway line |
Carrick-on-Suir | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Cahir | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick–Waterford railway line |
Kilsheelan | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| terminus | Great Southern and Western Railway Thurles–Clonmel line |
Fethard | ||
