Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) railway station explained

Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown)
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Railway Road, Muine Bheag, County Carlow, R21 H295
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:52.6991°N -6.9525°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Years:24 July 1848
Events:Station opens as Bagnalstown
Years1:By April 1910
Events1:Station renamed Bagenalstown
Years2:30 March 1963
Events2:Station closed to passengers
Years3:6 September 1976
Events3:Station closed to goods
Years4:1988
Events4:Station reopened and officially renamed Muine Bheag
Code:MNEBG
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:H

Muine Bheag halt serves the town of Bagenalstown, in County Carlow, Ireland. Nearby is Leighlinbridge in the same county.

It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route.[1]

The station is staffed; the main platform is fully accessible but the far-side platform (used only when two trains pass in the station) is accessible only by stairs and a footbridge.

History

The station opened on 24 July 1848 as Bagnalstown (renamed Bagenalstown by April 1910). The station was designed by Sancton Wood.[2]

Opened by the Great Southern and Western Railway, the station was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railways.The line was then nationalised, passing to the Córas Iompair Éireann with the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945.[3]

The station was closed to passengers on 30 March 1963 and for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.[4] Although the station closed the line remained open.

Station passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986 and was re-opened, renamed Muine Bheag, in 1988. The station nameboards bore solely the Irish language name until c.2015 when they were replaced with the bilingual Muine Bheag/Bagenalstown.

Services

The current Monday to Saturday service pattern is:[5]

On Sundays, the service pattern is:

See also

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. Web site: Wood, Sancton: Works. 2021-09-21. Dictionary of Irish Architects.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 10 November 2008 . 26 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070426164302/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA21Y1944.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Bagenalstown station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-08-30.
  5. Web site: 15 May 2023 . Dublin Heuston - Waterford . 1 August 2023 . Irish Rail.