Carrick-on-Suir railway station explained

Carrick-on-Suir
Native Name:Carraig na Siúire
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Cregg Road, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, E32 XN82
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:52.3491°N -7.4045°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2 (including 1 not in use)
Tracks:1
Original:Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Pregroup:Great Southern and Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Southern Railways
Opened:15 April 1853
Code:CKOSR
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:H

Carrick-on-Suir railway station serves the town of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary in Ireland.

It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Waterford and two to Limerick Junction. 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]

The station consists of two platforms, a waiting room, toilets and small car park at present free for rail passengers. The second platform, on which the signal cabin is located, was served by a passing loop until November 2013.

There is also a siding, used by the Irish Traction Group to store preserved diesel locomotives.

History

The station opened on 15 April 1853.[3]

Statistics

Passenger statistics are compiled by the National Transport Authority.[4] The passenger decline is due to unreliable timetables.[5]

Year Daily Passengers Exit and Entry Change
2012 22 NA
2013 10 12
2014 13 3
2015 1 12
2016 9 8 [6]
2017 12 3 [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116195115/http://www.irishrail.ie/media/12-WaterfordLimerick1.pdf . 2013-01-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: New Rail Timetable for 2013 - Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail . 2013-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124043032/http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4758&p=116&n=237 . 2013-01-24 . dead .
  3. Web site: Carrick on Suir station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-09-07.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . fe49d9ec8511d2dc0553-f8f415f79bf5d37d632aa2f721fb6d7c.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173309/https://fe49d9ec8511d2dc0553-f8f415f79bf5d37d632aa2f721fb6d7c.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Heavy_Rail_Census_2016_Full_Report.pdf . 29 October 2017 . dead.
  5. News: Carrick-on-Suir: Rail station unused due to unreliable timetable. .
  6. Web site: September 2017 . National Heavy Rail Census Report 2016 . National Transport Authority.
  7. Web site: July 2018 . National Heavy Rail Census Report 2017 . National Transport Authority.