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Carrigaloe railway station

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Owned by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Structure type
  
At-grade

Owner
  
Iarnród Éireann

Platforms in use
  
2

Operated by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Opened
  
1862

Local authority
  
Cork County Council

Location
  
Cóbh Republic of Ireland

Address
  
Donegal, Co. Cork, Ireland

Similar
  
Fota railway station, Cobh railway station, Little Island railway station, Great Island, Carrigtwohill railway station

Carrigaloe railway station serves Carrigaloe in Cork.

Contents

It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton.

Description

The station is unstaffed and only the Cork-bound platform is accessible by wheelchairs; a footbridge accesses the Cobh-bound platform.

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 run daily without the need of reservation.

History

The original station opened on 10 March 1862 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974.

References

Carrigaloe railway station Wikipedia