Clonmel railway station serves the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Clonmel Cluain Meala | |
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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 |
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| 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| 1963 | Thurles passenger trains withdrawn |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 |