Carrigtwohill railway station explained

Carrigtwohill
Native Name:Carraig Thuathail
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Carrigtwohill, County Cork
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:51.9167°N -8.2633°W
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Line:Cork–Midleton
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Opened:2 November 1859
Years1:2 December 1974
Events1:Closed to goods
Years2:6 September 1976
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:30 July 2009
Events3:Reopened
Code:CGTWL (67)
Original:Cork and Youghal Railway
Pregroup:Great Southern and Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Southern Railways
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:12

Carrigtwohill railway station serves the town of Carrigtwohill in County Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station.[1]

The station is unstaffed but has a ticket vending machine. Its two platforms are both fully accessible.

History

The original station in Carrigtwohill was opened on 2 November 1859, but closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974 and fully closed on 6 September 1976.[2] It was re-opened on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished Cork-Midleton line.[3]

Developments

The 2002 Cork Suburban Rail Feasibility Study proposed the construction of a new station approximately 3miles west of the existing station.[4] [5] 'Carrigtwohill West' station was proposed to serve an industrial area west of Carrigtwohill, with IDA Ireland providing partial funding.[5] The project was cancelled in 2012.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timetables. Irish Rail. 2012-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042758/http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-route. 2019-04-02. dead.
  2. Web site: Carrigtwohill station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-08-30.
  3. Web site: Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!. Irish Rail. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008061828/http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=423. 8 October 2011.
  4. Web site: Carrigtwohill Special Local Area Plan (2005) . Cork County Council . 2005 . 22 March 2018 .
  5. Stations . February 2010 . Irish Railway Record Society . 171 . 22 March 2018 .