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Carrigaloe railway station

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe on Great Island in County Cork.

Carrigaloe

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Carrigaloe railway station, County Cork
General information
LocationCóbh
Ireland
Coordinates51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W / 51.86556; -8.32528
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Bus operatorsBarrys Coaches [1]
Connections200
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened10 March 1862
Services
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Fota
towards Cork Kent
 Commuter Rushbrooke
towards Cobh
Location
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It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.[2][better source needed]

Description

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The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs.[3] A footbridge accesses the Cobh-bound platform.[citation needed]

Cross River Ferries connects Carrigaloe to Passage West on the other side of the harbour. The crossing from Glenbrook (Passage West) to Carrigaloe takes 4 minutes and runs daily without the need of reservation.[citation needed]

History

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The original station opened on 10 March 1862.[4][5] Although the station closed to goods traffic in December 1974, it continues to serve passenger traffic.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "200 timetable".
  2. ↑ "Irish Rail Printable Timetables". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Find an Iarnród Éireann Station - Carrigaloe". irishrail.ie. Irish Rail. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Carrigaloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  5. ↑ "Carrigaloe Station, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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