Carrigaloe railway station

Carrigaloe

Carraig an Ló
Carrigaloe railway station, County Cork
General information
LocationCóbh
Ireland
Coordinates51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W / 51.86556; -8.32528
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Bus operatorsBarrys Coaches [1]
Connections200
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened10 March 1862
Services
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Fota
towards Cork Kent
Commuter Rushbrooke
towards Cobh
Location
Map

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe on Great Island in County Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.[2][better source needed]

Description

The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs.[3] A footbridge accesses the Cobh-bound platform.[citation needed]

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 runs daily without the need of reservation.[citation needed]

History

The original station opened on 10 March 1862.[4][5] Although the station closed to goods traffic in December 1974, it continues to serve passenger traffic.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "200 timetable".
  2. ^ "Irish Rail Printable Timetables". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Find an Iarnród Éireann Station - Carrigaloe". irishrail.ie. Irish Rail. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Carrigaloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Carrigaloe Station, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 October 2019.