Clonmel railway station serves the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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![]() 2726 Arrives from Limerick Junction | |
General information | |
Location | Thomas Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary, E91 N9C4 Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°21′40″N 7°41′59″W |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Other information | |
Station code | CLMEL |
Fare zone | G |
History | |
Opened | 1852 |
Key dates | |
1880 | line to Thurles opened |
1963 | Thurles passenger trains withdrawn |
1967 | line to Thurles closed |
1988 | reduced to halt |
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It is on the railway line that links Waterford and Limerick Junction. It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. There is no Sunday service.[1]
Limerick Junction provides connections to Limerick, Cork Kent, Tralee, Galway and Dublin Heuston. Waterford provides connections to Kilkenny and also Dublin Heuston.
⇒ Eastbound | towards Waterford ⇒ |
⇐ Westbound | towards Limerick Junction ⇐ |
The station has a café (reopened in 2013), waiting room and toilets.[2][3] Bus Éireann routes 55, 245 & 355 serve the station.
The Waterford and Limerick Railway opened the station on 1 May 1852. The company was renamed the Waterford, Limerick and Western in 1896 and merged with the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1901.[citation needed]
In 1880 the Southern Railway of Ireland opened between Clonmel and Thurles on the Dublin–Cork railway line, making Clonmel a junction. CIÉ withdrew passenger services from the Thurles – Clonmel line in 1963 and closed the line to freight in 1967.[citation needed]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Cahir | InterCity Limerick–Waterford |
Carrick-on-Suir | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Cahir | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick–Rosslare line |
Kilsheelan | ||
Disused railways | ||||
terminus | Great Southern and Western Railway Thurles–Clonmel line |
Fethard |
Year | Daily Passengers Exit and Entry | Change |
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2012 | 75 | NA |
2013 | 54 | ![]() |
2014 | 49 | ![]() |
2015 | 40 | ![]() |
2016 | 45 | ![]() |
2017 | 57 | ![]() |