Carrigaloe | |
Native Name: | Carraig an Ló |
Native Name Lang: | GA |
Symbol: | rail |
Symbol Location: | ie |
Address: | Cóbh |
Country: | Ireland |
Coordinates: | 51.8656°N -8.3253°W |
Structure: | At-grade |
Platform: | 2 |
Owned: | Iarnród Éireann |
Operator: | Iarnród Éireann |
Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe on Great Island in County Cork.
It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.[1]
The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs.[2] A footbridge accesses the Cobh-bound platform.
Cross River Ferries connects Carrigaloe to Passage West on the other side of the harbour. The crossing from Glenbrook (Passage West) to Carrigaloe takes 4 minutes and runs daily without the need of reservation.
The original station opened on 10 March 1862.[3] [4] Although the station closed to goods traffic in December 1974, it continues to serve passenger traffic.[3]