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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. It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterford. There is no Sunday service. 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. 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. 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. 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 stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary (town)
Tipperary (; ), commonly known as Tipperary Town, is a town and a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Its population was 4,979 at the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical Barony (Ireland), barony of Clanwilliam (County Tipperary), Clanwilliam. The town gave its name to County Tipperary. History In Irish, ''"Tiobraid Árann"'' means "The Well of Ara"—a reference to the River Ara that flows through the town. The well is located in the townland of Glenbane, which is in the parish of Lattin, South Tipperary, Lattin and Cullen. This is where the River Ara rises. Little is known of the historical significance of the well. The town had a medieval foundation and became a population centre in the early 13th century. Its ancient fortifications have disappeared, often dismantled to be reused in new buildings. Its centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann, () or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national Rail transport in Ireland, railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of CIÉ, Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). It operates all internal InterCity (Iarnród Éireann), InterCity, Commuter (Iarnród Éireann), Commuter, Dublin Area Rapid Transit, DART and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the Enterprise (train service), Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast. In 2019, IÉ carried a record peak of 50 million passengers, up from 48 million in 2018. Until 2013, Ireland was the only European Union state that had not implemented First Railway Directive, EU Directive 91/440 and related legislation, having derogation, derogated from its obligation to split train operations and infrastructure businesses, and allow Open access (infrastructure), open access by private companies to the rail network. A consultation on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary, County Tipperary
Tipperary (; ), commonly known as Tipperary Town, is a town and a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. Its population was 4,979 at the 2016 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam. The town gave its name to County Tipperary. History In Irish, ''"Tiobraid Árann"'' means "The Well of Ara"—a reference to the River Ara that flows through the town. The well is located in the townland of Glenbane, which is in the parish of Lattin and Cullen. This is where the River Ara rises. Little is known of the historical significance of the well. The town had a medieval foundation and became a population centre in the early 13th century. Its ancient fortifications have disappeared, often dismantled to be reused in new buildings. Its central area is characterized by wide streets radiating from the principal thoroughfare of Main Street. Two historical monuments are located in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Tipperary
County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (town), Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is Ireland's largest inland county and shares a border with eight counties, more than any other. The population of the county was 167,895 at the 2022 census. The largest towns are Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles. Tipperary County Council is the local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. In 1838, County Tipperary was divided into two Riding (division), ridings, North Tipperary, North and South Tipperary, South. From 1899 until 2014, they had their own county councils. They were unified under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which came into effect following the 2014 Irish local elections, 2014 loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick Junction
Limerick Junction () is the interchange railway station for trains originating in , , , , and stations. The station opened on 3 July 1848. The station was highly noted for its layout which prior to 1967 required every train making a stop at the station to make a reversal to do so. The latest changes in 2019, including the addition of a new island platform, mean only trains to and from the Waterford direction need to reverse before and after accessing the station. Location The station is located in the townland of Ballykisteen, County Tipperary, Ireland, in the county's historical barony of Clanwilliam. It is from Limerick City, from , and from . Tipperary town is about away to the south-east, and the station was originally named "Tipperary Junction". The station lies just of the N24 road from Limerick to Waterford. Tipperary Racecourse lies just to the west of the station. Beyond a cluster of railway cottages there has been no development of a village around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin Heuston Railway Station
Heuston Station, ( ; ; formerly Kingsbridge Station) also known as Dublin Heuston, is one of Dublin's largest train station, railway stations and links the capital with the south, southwest and west of Ireland. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ), the national railway operator. It also houses the head office of its parent company, CIÉ, Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). The station is named in honour of Seán Heuston, an executed leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, who had worked in the station's offices. History In 1836, a committee of Commissioners was appointed by the British Government to identify a system of rail routes throughout Ireland which would best serve the interests of the country as a whole. In their report of 1838, Kingsbridge, or 'King's Bridge', was selected as the optimum location for a terminus in Dublin which would most conveniently serve a main trunk railway line to the southern and western districts of Ireland. The site had been known as ''Kingsbrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Railway Stations In Ireland
This article lists railway stations both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The stations in the Republic of Ireland are generally operated by Iarnród Éireann and stations in Northern Ireland are generally operated by NI Railways. Information about stations in the Republic of Ireland is sourced from Irish Rail's API, while details for stations in Northern Ireland served by the Enterprise come from the same source. Codes for other Northern Irish stations are obtained from the Translink NI Railways API and Tiger.worldline.global. Some stations have dual codes, with one for the IÉ network and another for the NI Railways network; both codes are included here. Table See also * List of closed railway stations in Ireland References External links (EireTrains) - Irish Railway Station Photo Archive {{Railway stations in Europe Stations Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
