Tipperary railway station

Tipperary Station is a railway station that serves the town of Tipperary, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is approximately 500 metres from centre of town.

Tipperary Tiobraid Árann
A steam train at Tipperary
General information
Location	Tipperary Enterprise Centre, Railway Road, Tipperary, E34 EK46 Ireland
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	TIPRY
Fare zone	C
Key dates
9 May 1848	Station opened

v t e Limerick–Rosslare
Legend
Year closed Limerick Colbert to Foynes 2009 Western Railway Corridor to Galway Killonan 1963 Limerick–Ballybrophy line Boher 1963 Dromkeen 1976 Pallas Grean 1963 Oola 1963 ← Dublin–Cork line → Limerick Junction Tipperary Bansha 1963 River Suir Cahir Clonmel to Thurles 1967 Kilsheelan 1963 Carrick-on-Suir Fiddown and Portlaw 1855 Grange 1963 Dublin–Waterford line Mallow–Waterford line 1967 Waterford West goods yard Waterford Plunkett to New Ross 1995 River Barrow Campile 2010 Ballycullane 2010 Wellingtonbridge 2010 Duncormick 1976 Bridgetown 2010 Killinick 1976 Felthouse Junction curve closed 1918 Dublin– Rosslare Line Rosslare Strand Kilrane 1963 Rosslare Europort

It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. There is no Sunday service.^[1] Until 19 January 2013 (inclusive) there were three trains each way. However the late-morning Waterford to Limerick Junction and early-afternoon Limerick Junction to Waterford trains are now discontinued.^[2]

Change at Limerick Junction for connections to Limerick, Cork, Tralee, Galway & Dublin.

The station is staffed, but the ticket office and platform are not wheelchair-accessible.^[3]

In the 2017 NTA Heavy Rail Census, it showed the lowest usage figures of any station in the country, with a total of ten passengers, down from 24 in the 2016 census.^[4] This figure is for a given day, not an annual figure, and does not represent any weekend-specific commuting traffic or other seasonal variations.

History

The station opened on 9 May 1848.^[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Dublin/Waterford – Clonmel – Limerick Jctn – Galway/Cork Dublin" (PDF). Irish Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
2. "New Rail Timetable for 2013 - Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail". www.irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
3. "Accessibility - Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail". www.irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.nationaltransport.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Tipperary station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.

External links

• Irish Rail Tipperary Station Website
• South Tipperary Rail & Bus Website

52.4703°N 8.1614°W / 52.4703; -8.1614