Castleconnell | |
Native Name: | Caisleán Uí Chonaill |
Native Name Lang: | GA |
Symbol Location: | ie |
Symbol: | rail |
Address: | Castleconnell, County Limerick |
Country: | Ireland |
Coordinates: | 52.7131°N -8.4979°W |
Line: | Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line |
Castleconnell railway station, opened on 8 August 1858 on the Great Southern and Western Railway line,[1] serves the town of Castleconnell in County Limerick, Ireland.
It is on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line and is also served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service. It is unstaffed and has a small car park.[2]
There are two week-day trains (early morning and early evening) from Castleconnell towards Ballybrophy (via Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea).[3] There are also two week-day train services to Limerick.[3]
The station, on the Great Southern and Western Railway line, opened in August 1858.[1]
A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Iarnród Éireann was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[4] however in February 2012 an enhanced timetable was launched. In the revised timetable of Feb 2013 services were again reduced.[5]
The station is located at the level crossing east of the centre of Castleconnell. It is near Castleconnell National School.