Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) railway station

Muine Bheag halt serves the town of Bagenalstown (Irish: Muine Bheag), in County Carlow, Ireland. Nearby is Leighlinbridge in the same county.

Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown)
Muine Bheag halt from the forecourt Photo: Liam Murphy
General information
Location	Railway Road, Muine Bheag, County Carlow, R21 H295 Ireland
Coordinates	52.699098°N 6.952521°W / 52.699098; -6.952521
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	MNEBG
Fare zone	H
Key dates
24 July 1848	Station opens as Bagnalstown
By April 1910	Station renamed Bagenalstown
30 March 1963	Station closed to passengers
6 September 1976	Station closed to goods
1988	Station reopened and officially renamed Muine Bheag

It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route.^[1]

The station platforms from the footbridge

The station is staffed; the main platform is fully accessible but the far-side platform (used only when two trains pass in the station) is accessible only by stairs and a footbridge.

History

The station opened on 24 July 1848 as Bagnalstown (renamed Bagenalstown by April 1910). The station was designed by Sancton Wood.^[2]

Opened by the Great Southern and Western Railway, the station was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railways. The line was then nationalised, passing to the Córas Iompair Éireann with the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945.^[3]

The station was closed to passengers on 30 March 1963 and for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.^[4] Although the station closed the line remained open.

Station passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986 and was re-opened, renamed Muine Bheag, in 1988. The station nameboards bore solely the Irish language name until c.2015 when they were replaced with the bilingual Muine Bheag/Bagenalstown.

Services

The current Monday to Saturday service pattern is:^[5]

• 7 trains per day to Waterford
• 7 trains per day to Dublin Heuston

On Sundays, the service pattern is:

• 4 trains per day to Waterford
• 4 trains per day to Dublin Heuston

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Carlow		InterCity Dublin-Waterford		Kilkenny MacDonagh
	Historical railways
Milford		Great Southern and Western Railway Dublin-Waterford		Gowran

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
2. "Wood, Sancton: Works". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Bagenalstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
5. "Dublin Heuston - Waterford" (PDF). Irish Rail. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.

External links

• Iarnród Éireann Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) Station Website