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Roscrea railway station
Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland. Roscrea station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main Cork-Dublin line at Ballybrophy. It is listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref RC093).[1] The station is staffed and has a car park.[2] The station is 0.5 miles from Roscrea town centre. ServicesRoscrea, as with many other stations on the same line, receives a small amount of services: 2 trains eastbound to Ballybrophy and 2 trains westbound to Limerick on Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays, the station is served by 1 train per day each way. Bus ConnectionLocal LinkTFI Local Link bus stops at Roscrea Railway Station. Timetable is 854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable [3] HistoryThe 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.[4] The branch from Roscrea to Birr in County Offaly was closed by Coras Iompair Eireann on 1 January 1963. Closure proposedA January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[5] On a trial basis an enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013.[6] 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.[7] References
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