Tipperary Station is a railway station that serves the town of
Tipperary,
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after t ...
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
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.
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 station opened on 9 May 1848.
See also
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List of railway stations in Ireland
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References
External links
Irish Rail Tipperary Station WebsiteSouth Tipperary Rail & Bus Website
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Iarnród Éireann stations in County Tipperary
Railway stations opened in 1848
Tipperary (town)
Railway stations in Ireland opened in 1848