Roscrea railway station serves the town of

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, in

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. Roscrea station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main

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. It is listed as a protected structure by

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(RPS Ref RC093). The station is staffed and has a car park. The station is 0.5 miles from Roscrea town centre.

Bus Connection

Local Link

Local Link bus stops at Roscrea Railway Station. Timetable is 854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable

History

The station opened on 19 October 1857 from Ballybrophy. On 8 March 1858 the line was extended to Birr and became a junction when the line to Nenagh was opened on 5 October 1863 eventually forming a new through route to Limerick via Nenagh. The branch from Roscrea to Birr in

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was closed by Coras Iompair Eireann on 1st January 1963.

Closure proposed

A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that

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was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line. On a trial basis an enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013. In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as demand for the service was very low and CIE/IE wished to close it to save money.

References

External links

Irish Rail Roscrea station website

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