Limerick railway station

Limerick railway station
Limerick Colbert Iarnród Éireann
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Limerick Railway Station
Location
Place Limerick, Parnell St
Local authority Limerick
Coordinates 52°39′32″N 8°37′26″W / 52.659°N 8.624°W / 52.659; -8.624Coordinates: 52°39′32″N 8°37′26″W / 52.659°N 8.624°W / 52.659; -8.624
Operations
Station code 40
Platforms in use 4
History
1858 Station opened as Limerick
1966 Renamed Limerick Colbert Station
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Limerick railway station (also called Colbert Station) serves the city of Limerick in County Limerick. It is on Parnell St, and is the main station on the Limerick Suburban Rail network.

The station opened on 28 August 1858, replacing a temporary station 500 m further east, which had operated from 9 May 1848.[1] It was built by the Waterford and Limerick Railway (W&LR) which ran its first train, as far as Tipperary, on Tuesday, 9 May 1848, with intermediate stations at Killonan, Pallasgreen and Oola (all since closed). Two months later the GS&WR connected their Dublin-Cork line with the W&LR at Limerick Junction, near Tipperary. This work was carried out at the height of the Irish Potato Famine, resulting in extreme financial difficulties for the company.

Originally named "Limerick", the station was given the name Colbert on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Cornelius Colbert, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.

The station is the terminus of the Limerick-Dublin and Limerick-Galway lines. Connections for Cork can be made at Limerick Junction. The Limerick-Sligo line is operational to Athenry only, enabling but it is planned to be reopened on a phased basis as the Western Rail Corridor.

The direct line to Cork and the North Kerry line to Tralee were dismantled during the 20th Century. Bus Eireann's Limerick depot is adjacent, offering Intercity, Express and Eurolines services. Parts of the video for the Westlife song My Love were filmed at Colbert Station. [2]

[v · d · e]Limerick to Rosslare Line
Legend
Head station
Limerick Colbert
Junction to left Continuation to right
Limerick-Ennis Line
Junction to left Continuation to right
Limerick-Ballybrophy Line
Unknown BSicon "ABZld" Continuation to right
Dublin-Cork Line (to Dublin)
Station on track
Limerick Junction
Continuation to left Junction to right
Dublin-Cork Line (to Cork)
Station on track
Tipperary
Station on track
Cahir
Station on track
Clonmel
Station on track
Carrick on Suir
Junction from left Continuation to right
Dublin-Waterford Line
Unknown BSicon "xABZlf" Track turning from right
Unknown BSicon "exCPICl" Left side end station of cross-platform interchange
Waterford Plunkett
Unknown BSicon "exBHF"
Campile
Unknown BSicon "exBHF"
Ballycullane
Unknown BSicon "exBHF"
Wellingtonbridge
Unknown BSicon "exBHF"
Bridgetown
Unknown BSicon "xABZrg" Continuation to right
Dublin-Rosslare Line
Station on track
Rosslare Strand
End station Pier
Rosslare Europort
Limerick to Ennis Line
Legend
Head station
Galway
Unknown BSicon "eBHF"
Oranmore
Track turning from left Junction from right
Straight track Station on track
Athenry
Straight track Unknown BSicon "eABZlf"
to Claremorris and Sligo
Straight track Track turning left
Dublin-Galway Line
Station on track
Craughwell
Station on track
Ardrahan
Station on track
Gort
Station on track
Ennis
Station on track
Sixmilebridge
End station
Limerick Colbert

See also

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Terminus   Intercity
Dublin-Limerick via Thurles
  Thurles
Terminus   Commuter
Limerick-Nenagh/Ballybrophy
  Castleconnell
Terminus   Commuter
Limerick Shuttle
  Limerick Junction
Terminus   Intercity
Limerick-Galway
  Sixmilebridge
  Commuter
Limerick-Ennis
 

References


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