Carrigaloe railway station

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Carrigaloe
Carraig an Ló
Iarnród Éireann
Location Cóbh
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Mallow to Youghal/Cóbh
Dublin to Cork mainline
Mallow-Waterford line (closed)
Mallow
Mallow–Tralee line
Mourne Abbey (closed)
Rathduff (closed)
Blarney(future)
Monard(future)
Kilbarry(future)
Cork Kent
Tivoli (closed)
Dunkettle(future)
Little Island
Glounthaune
Carrigtwohill West(future)
Carrigtwohill
Midleton
Mogeely (closed)
Killeagh (closed)
Youghal (closed)
Fota
Carrigaloe
Ballynoe(future)
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 is a convenient and pleasant way to avoid traffic congestion around Cork City, especially for commuters to Ringaskiddy. The ferries run daily and reservations are not required.

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. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Fota   Commuter
Cork-Cobh
  Rushbrooke


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