Birdhill railway station
![]() An IRRS 071 Class Railtour at Birdhill. | |
Location | Birdhill Ireland |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 2 (Only 1 in use) |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
1860 | Opened |
1963 | Closed To Goods |
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Birdhill railway station serves the town of Birdhill in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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 1st 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 17th July 1931 and goods traffics suspended on 29th 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.
Description[]
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]
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.[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]
External links[]
- Irish Rail Birdhill Station website
- Birdhill Station on Eire Trains
- Ballybrophy-Roscrea-Nenagh-Limerick line
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Castleconnell | Commuter Limerick-Ballybrophy |
Nenagh |
References[]
- ^ a b "Irish railway stations" (PDF). Railscot.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ^ Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the railways of Ireland by Stephen Johnson ISBN 1 85780 044 3
- ^ "Birdhill". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Railway Lines of Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Ireland railway by Oliver Doyle and Stephen Hirsch ISBN 0 906591 031
- ^ "Register of Protected Structures" (PDF). North Tipperary County Council. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ McCarthaigh, Sean (2 January 2012). "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner. Cork. ISSN 1393-9564. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Home". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
Coordinates: 52°45′57″N 8°26′31″W / 52.76583°N 8.44194°W
- Railway stations opened in 1860
- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Tipperary
- Irish railway station stubs