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Glounthaune Railway Station
Glounthaune railway station ( ga, Gleanntán) is an Iarnród Éireann station serving the town of Glounthaune in County Cork, Ireland. The station is at is the junction between Cobh and Midleton on the Cork Commuter line. History The station opened on 10 November 1859 by the Cork, Youghal & Queenstown Railway, with services initially only running onwards to Youghal. On 10 March 1862, passenger services began running to Queenstown from the junction as well. The line onward to Midleton and Youghal closed to passenger services in 1963 before re-opening again in August 2009 as far as Midleton The station was originally called "Cobh Junction" and was renamed "Glounthaune" in 1994; tickets issued from Iarnród Éireann portable ticket machines still print the station name as "Cobh Jct". Services The station is unstaffed, with two ticket machines near the entrance in the carpark and two leap card validators (one at the entrance and the other on the platform). There are two platforms s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glounthaune, County Cork
Glounthaune () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, some east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee. Transport The village was originally a planned town built in 1810 on a tidal quay wall and named at that time "New Glanmire". It is served by the commuter railway line between Cork and Cóbh. The next station in the Cork direction is Little Island, while towards Cóbh the next stop is at Fota Island. With the reopening, in 2009, of the railway line to Midleton, Glounthaune railway station became the junction between the Cóbh and Midleton lines. Sport The parish of Glounthaune is the main base for Gaelic Athletic Association club Erin's Own GAA. Erin's Own won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions: in 1992, 2006 (defeating Cloyne) and 2007 (defeating Newtownshandrum). Association football (soccer) is also played in Glounthaune, with Glounthaune United A.F.C. fielding teams in the Cork Schoolboys League. Knockraha Bad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Island Railway Station
Little Island railway station (sometimes spelled as Littleisland, which is the name that station signs display) serves the area of Little Island in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Cobh or Midleton Midleton (; , meaning "monastery at the weir") is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satellit ... commuter service. Description The station has no toilets and has no ticket office. The ticket vending machine at the station is on each platform and a leap card system is also available. A footbridge connects the two platforms, but both platforms have separate ramp access; a roundabout route involving the slip road off the nearby N25 allows passengers step-free access from the car park to the Cork-bound platform. History The station opened on 10 November 1859. References External linksIrish Rail Little Island Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigtwohill Railway Station
Carrigtwohill railway station serves the town of Carrigtwohill in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station. The station is unstaffed but has a ticket vending machine. Its two platforms are both fully accessible. History The original station in Carrigtwohill was opened on 2 November 1859, but closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974 and fully closed on 6 September 1976. It was re-opened on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished Cork-Midleton line. Developments The 2002 Cork Suburban Rail Feasibility Study proposed the construction of a new station approximately west of the existing station. 'Carrigtwohill West' station was proposed to serve an industrial area west of Carrigtwohill, with IDA Ireland providing partial funding. The project was cancelled in 2012. See also * List of railway stations in Ireland This article lists railway stations both in the Republic of Ireland and Norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fota Railway Station
Fota railway station serves Fota Island in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton. Description The halt is unstaffed. There are two platforms, with level access to the Cobh-bound platform. Access to the Cork-bound platform is via a footbridge, although there is a defunct level crossing which can theoretically (albeit illegally) be used to cross the tracks. At both ends of the station is a viaduct; The Belvelly viaduct is at the Cobh end and the Slatty Viaduct is at the Cork end. It is used by tourists, walkers, and people working on the Island alike. Fota Island is home to a wildlife park, scout camp, Fota House and Gardens, a championship golf course and hotel. History The station opened on 1 July 1865. See also * 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 genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youghal Railway Station
Youghal railway station served the town of Youghal in County Cork, Ireland. History The station opened on 21 May 1860. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 2 February 1963 The line was closed to all goods traffic except wagonload on 2 December 1974, closed to wagonload traffic except beet on 2 June 1978 and to beet traffic on 30 August 1982. CIÉ also ran summer seaside excursions to Youghal for passengers. The line has never been legally closed. The last train to depart from the seaside station was in 1987 by the Irish Railway Record Society. The following year Iarnród Éireann laid on two passenger trains from Midleton railway station for the Gaelic Athletic Association in Dublin. The line was then abandoned. Since 1988 Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann () or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). It operates all internal InterCity, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IE 2600 Class
The 2600 Class is a type of Diesel Multiple Unit operated on the Rail transport in Ireland, Irish railway network by Iarnród Éireann, used mainly for short-haul Commuter (Irish Rail), Commuter services. They sometimes operate Cork to Dublin services in case an InterCity (Iarnród Éireann)#Rolling stock, InterCity unit is not available. At present the entire class is based in Cork (city), Cork, and is used on local services to Mallow, County Cork, Mallow, Midleton, Cobh and on token services to Tralee. A hybrid unit was based in Limerick until it was withdrawn in 2012 and is now stored in Cork. Description The 2600 Class were the first modern set of diesel railcars purchased by Iarnród Éireann, who for several years had only run multiple units on the electrified Dublin Area Rapid Transit, DART service. A total of seventeen individual railcars were constructed by the Japan Transport Engineering Company, Tokyu Car Corporation in Japan and delivered between 1993 and 1994 for us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork County Council
Cork County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Chorcaí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Cork, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 55 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Tim Lucey. The county seat is Cork. History Originally meetings of Cork County Council were held in the back portion of the top floor of Cork Courthouse. By the 1950s these premises were becoming inadequate and County Hall opened in April 1968. Boundary change The area of Cork County Council was reduced on 31 May 2019, ceding territory to Cork City Council. This implemented changes under the Local Government Act 2019. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Kent Railway Station
Kent Station ( ga, Stáisiún Cheannt) is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Cork (city), Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Originally opened in 1893, the station operates as a hub for Intercity services to Dublin Heuston railway station, Dublin and Tralee railway station, Tralee and Cork Suburban Rail, commuter services to Mallow, County Cork, Mallow, Cobh and Midleton. In 2016, Kent Station was the fifth busiest station in the Republic of Ireland, as well as the busiest outside of Dublin. Background Name The station was originally called ''Glanmire Road Station'', but was renamed after Thomas Kent in 1966 on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. History The station opened on 2 February 1893 and the current building was built in the same year. The station replaced two earlier stations that served as separate termini for the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) and Cork and Youghal Railway, Cork & Youghal Railway (C&Y). The original GS&WR station, Penros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann () or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). It operates all internal InterCity, Commuter, DART and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast. In 2019, IÉ carried 50 million passengers, up from 48 million in 2018, and a record peak. Until 2013 Ireland was the only European Union state that had not implemented EU Directive 91/440 and related legislation, having derogated its obligation to split train operations and infrastructure businesses, and allow open access by private companies to the rail network. A consultation on the restructuring of Iarnród Éireann took place in 2012. The derogation ended on 14 March 2013 when the company was split in 2 sectors: Railway Undertaking and Infrastructure Manager. Organisation At the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leap Card
The TFI Leap Card is a contactless smart card for automated fare collection overseen by Transport for Ireland (TFI). It was introduced in the Greater Dublin area in 2011 for Luas, DART, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus, but acceptance has significantly expanded, and it is now accepted in cities nationwide and on some longer distance commuter routes. Initially, Leap Cards offered only a pre-paid electronic wallet system for single-trip fares; since May 2014, it has also been possible to load it with weekly, monthly and annual subscriptions. In September 2017, there were over 2.5 million Leap Card users according to the National Transport Authority. The Leap Card is the result of many years' work by the Railway Procurement Agency and the National Transport Authority as part of the rollout of an integrated ticketing scheme for public transport in Dublin city. Fares are generally discounted compared to cash prices, and integrated ticketing is offered in the Dublin area via a fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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