Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) railway station
Station serving Bagenalstown in County Carlow, Ireland
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Muine Bheag halt serves the town of Bagenalstown (Irish: Muine Bheag), in County Carlow, Ireland. Nearby is Leighlinbridge in the same county.
County Carlow, R21 H295
Ireland
Bagenalstown Muine Bheag  | |||||
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Muine Bheag halt from the forecourt | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Railway Road, Muine Bheag County Carlow, R21 H295 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.699098°N 6.952521°W | ||||
| Owner | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operator | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MNEBG | ||||
| Fare zone | H | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 24 July 1848 | Station opens as Bagnalstown | ||||
| By April 1910 | Station renamed Bagenalstown | ||||
| 6 September 1976 | Station closed to goods | ||||
| 1988 | Station reopened and renamed Muine Bheag | ||||
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It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route.[1]
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The station is staffed; the main platform is fully accessible but the far-side platform (used only when two trains pass in the station) is accessible only by stairs and a footbridge.
History
The station opened on 24 July 1848 as Bagnalstown (renamed Bagenalstown by April 1910). The station was designed by Sancton Wood.[2]
Opened by the Great Southern and Western Railway, the station was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railways. The line was then nationalised, passing to the Córas Iompair Éireann with the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945.[3]
The station was closed to passengers on 30 March 1963 and for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.[4] Although the station closed the line remained open.
Station passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986 and was re-opened, renamed Muine Bheag, in 1988. The station nameboards bore solely the Irish language name until c.2015 when they were replaced with the bilingual Muine Bheag/Bagenalstown.
Services
The current Monday to Saturday service pattern is:[5]
- 7 trains per day to Waterford
- 7 trains per day to Dublin Heuston
On Sundays, the service pattern is:
- 4 trains per day to Waterford
- 4 trains per day to Dublin Heuston
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Carlow | InterCity Dublin-Waterford |
Kilkenny MacDonagh | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Milford | Great Southern and Western Railway Dublin-Waterford |
Gowran | ||