Carrigaloe railway station

Carrigaloe
Carraig an Ló
Iarnród Éireann
Location Cóbh
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W / 51.86556; -8.32528Coordinates: 51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W / 51.86556; -8.32528
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade

Mallow to Youghal/Cóbh

Legend
Dublin to Cork mainline
Mallow-Waterford line (closed)
Mallow
Mallow–Tralee line
Mourne Abbey (closed)
Rathduff (closed)
Blarney(proposed)
Monard(proposed)
Kilbarry(proposed)
Cork Kent
Tivoli (closed)
Dunkettle (closed)
Little Island
Glounthaune
Carrigtwohill West(proposed)
Carrigtwohill
Midleton
Mogeely (closed)
Killeagh (closed)
Youghal (closed)
Fota
Carrigaloe
Rushbrooke
Cobh

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe in Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.[1]

Description

The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs; 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 run daily without the need of reservation.

History

The original station opened on 10 March 1862 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974.[2]

See also

References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. "Carrigaloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Fota   Commuter
Cork-Cobh
  Rushbrooke


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