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Roscrea railway station

Station in County Tipperary, Ireland

52°57′38″N 7°47′40″W / 52.9606°N 7.7945°W / 52.9606; -7.7945Operated byIarnród ÉireannLine(s)Limerick-BallybrophyHistoryOpened19 October 1857 (1857-10-19)Services

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Cloughjordan		Commuter Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line		Ballybrophy

Limerick to
Ballybrophy line

Legend

					Ballybrophy
					Dublin–Cork main line
					Roscrea
					Cloughjordan
					Nenagh
					Birdhill
					Castleconnell

					Dublin–Cork main line and to Waterford
					Limerick Colbert

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

Roscrea station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main Cork-Dublin line at Ballybrophy. It is listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref RC093).^[1] The station is staffed and has a car park.^[2] The station is 0.5 miles from Roscrea town centre.

Services

Roscrea, as with many other stations on the same line, receives a small amount of services: 2 trains eastbound to Ballybrophy and 2 trains westbound to Limerick on Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays, the station is served by 1 train per day each way.

Bus Connection

Local Link

TFI Local Link bus stops at Roscrea Railway Station.

Timetable is 854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable ^[3]

History

The station opened on 19 October 1857 from Ballybrophy. On 8 March 1858 the line was extended to Birr and became a junction when the line to Nenagh was opened on 5 October 1863 eventually forming a new through route to Limerick via Nenagh.^[4] The branch from Roscrea to Birr in County Offaly was closed by Coras Iompair Eireann on 1 January 1963.

Closure proposed

A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.^[5] On a trial basis an enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013.^[6] In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as demand for the service was very low and CIE/IE wished to close it to save money.^[7]

References

^ "NTCC Register of Protected Structures" (PDF). Tipperary County Council. 2010. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ "Roscrea". Irish Rail.
^ "854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Roscrea station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
^ McCárthaigh, Seán (2 January 2012). "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner.
^ "(untitled)". Irish Rail.^{[full citation needed]}
^ "Rail Review 2016 Report" (PDF). Ireland: National Transport Authority / Irish Rail. August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.