Carrigaloe railway station

Railway station in County Cork, Ireland

51°51′56″N 8°19′31″W / 51.86556°N 8.32528°W / 51.86556; -8.32528Owned byIarnród ÉireannOperated byIarnród ÉireannPlatforms2ConstructionStructure typeAt-grade

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

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe on Great Island in County Cork.

It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.^[1]^{[better source needed]}

Description

The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs.^[2] A footbridge accesses the Cobh-bound platform.^{[citation needed]}

Cross River Ferries connects Carrigaloe to Passage West on the other side of the harbour. The crossing from Glenbrook (Passage West) to Carrigaloe takes 4 minutes and runs daily without the need of reservation.^{[citation needed]}

History

The original station opened on 10 March 1862.^[3]^[4] Although the station closed to goods traffic in December 1974, it continues to serve passenger traffic.^[3]

References

^ "Irish Rail Printable Timetables". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ "Find an Iarnród Éireann Station - Carrigaloe". irishrail.ie. Irish Rail. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Carrigaloe station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
^ "Carrigaloe Station, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 October 2019.