Carrigtwohill railway station

Railway station in County Cork, Ireland

51°55′0″N 8°15′48″W / 51.91667°N 8.26333°W / 51.91667; -8.26333Owned byIarnród ÉireannOperated byIarnród ÉireannLine(s)Cork–MidletonPlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeCGTWL (67)HistoryOpened2 November 1859Original companyCork and Youghal RailwayPre-groupingGreat Southern and Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Southern RailwaysKey dates2 December 1974Closed to goods6 September 1976Closed to passengers30 July 2009Reopened

Location

Mallow-Youghal/
Cobh railway line

Legend

					Dublin to Cork mainline
					Mallow-Waterford line (closed)
					Mallow
					Mallow–Tralee line
					Mourne Abbey (closed)
					Rathduff (closed)
					Blarney (closed)
					Cork Kent
					Tivoli (closed)
					Dunkettle (closed)
					Little Island
					Glounthaune

					Carrigtwohill
					Midleton
					Mogeely (closed)
					Killeagh (closed)
					Youghal (closed)
					Fota
					Carrigaloe
					Rushbrooke
					Cobh

Carrigtwohill railway station serves the town of Carrigtwohill in County Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station.^[1]

The station is unstaffed but has a ticket vending machine. Its two platforms are both fully accessible.

History

The original station in Carrigtwohill was opened on 2 November 1859, but closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974 and fully closed on 6 September 1976.^[2] It was re-opened on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished Cork-Midleton line.^[3]

Developments

The 2002 Cork Suburban Rail Feasibility Study proposed the construction of a new station approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the existing station.^[4]^[5] 'Carrigtwohill West' station was proposed to serve an industrial area west of Carrigtwohill, with IDA Ireland providing partial funding.^[5] The project was cancelled in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ "Carrigtwohill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
^ "Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
^ "Carrigtwohill Special Local Area Plan (2005)" (PDF). Cork County Council. 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Stations". Irish Railway Record Society (171). February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2018.