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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Clonmel Railway Station

Clonmel railway station serves the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland.

It is on the railway line that links Waterford and Limerick Junction. It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. There is no Sunday service.

Limerick Junction provides connections to Limerick, Cork Kent, Tralee, Galway and Dublin Heuston. Waterford provides connections to Kilkenny and also Dublin Heuston.

Eastbound towards Waterford
Westbound towards Limerick Junction

The station has a café (reopened in 2013), waiting room and toilets. Bus Éireann routes 55, 245 & 355 serve the station.

History

The Waterford and Limerick Railway opened the station on 1 May 1852. The company was renamed the Waterford, Limerick and Western in 1896 and merged with the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1901.

In 1880 the Southern Railway of Ireland opened between Clonmel and Thurles on the Dublin–Cork railway line, making Clonmel a junction. CIÉ withdrew passenger services from the Thurles – Clonmel line in 1963 and closed the line to freight in 1967.

Statistics

Year Daily Passengers Exit and Entry Change
2012 75 NA
2013 54 Decrease 21
2014 49 Decrease 5
2015 40 Decrease 9
2016 45 Increase 5
2017 57 Increase 12

Services

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Cahir   InterCity
Limerick–Rosslare railway line
  Carrick-on-Suir
  Disused railways  
Cahir   Great Southern and Western Railway
Limerick–Waterford railway line
  Kilsheelan
  Disused railways  
terminus   Great Southern and Western Railway
Thurles–Clonmel line
  Fethard

See also