Tipperary railway station
Railway station in Tipperary, Ireland
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Tipperary Station is a railway station that serves the town of Tipperary, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is approximately 500 metres from centre of town.
Tipperary, E34 EK46
Ireland
Tipperary Tiobraid Árann  | |||||
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A steam train at Tipperary | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Tipperary Enterprise Centre, Railway Road Tipperary, E34 EK46 Ireland | ||||
| Owner | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operator | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TIPRY | ||||
| Fare zone | C | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 9 May 1848 | ||||
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It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. 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]
Change at Limerick Junction for connections to Limerick, Cork, Tralee, Galway & Dublin.
The station is staffed, but the ticket office and platform are not wheelchair-accessible.[3]
In the 2017 NTA Heavy Rail Census, it showed the lowest usage figures of any station in the country, with a total of ten passengers, down from 24 in the 2016 census.[4] This figure is for a given day, not an annual figure, and does not represent any weekend-specific commuting traffic or other seasonal variations.
History
The station opened on 9 May 1848.[5]