Birdhill railway station serves the town of Birdhill in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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The station opened on 23 July 1860 as an extension from Castleconnell by the Limerick and Castleconnell Railway.[1] The line was extended to Killaloe on 12 April 1862 and became a junction when the line was further extended from Birdill to Nenagh on 1 June 1864 by the Great Southern & Western Railway [1] creating a through route to Limerick via Ballybrophy. The line to Killaloe lost its passenger services on 17 July 1931 and goods traffics suspended on 29 April 1944 as a Emergency measure by the Great Southern Railways. [2]
It is on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line and is also served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service.
The station once had a large station house but now has only a portable building. This houses the ticket office and toilet.[3] The station has a car park. A plaque in the station grounds commemorates the 150th anniversary of the station, which took place in 2010. There is also a "Railway Garden" beside the station. The signal cabin has 24 levers and is at the Killonan end of the Up platform (which is not in service) and is a crossing point and blockpost, using "C" pattern staff.[4] Both the signal cabin and railway bridge are both listed as protected structures by Tipperary County Council (RPS Refs S708 and S709).[5]
A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[6] In response, the timetable was altered during 2012, and the service was again reduced from February 2013.[7][not specific enough to verify] In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as the demand for the service is very low and CIE/IE wish to close it to save money.[citation needed]
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