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Carrigtwohill

Carraig Thuathail
Carrigtwohill; Carraig Thuathail
General information
Location	Carrigtwohill, County Cork; Ireland
Coordinates	51°55′0″N 8°15′48″W / 51.91667°N 8.26333°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	Cork–Midleton
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	CGTWL (67)
History
Opened	2 November 1859
Original company	Cork and Youghal Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
2 December 1974	Closed to goods
6 September 1976	Closed to passengers
30 July 2009	Reopened
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Mallow-Youghal/
Cobh railway line

Legend

					Dublin to Cork mainline
					Mallow-Waterford line (closed)
					Mallow
					Mallow–Tralee line
					Mourne Abbey (closed)
					Rathduff (closed)
					Blarney (closed)
					Cork Kent
					Tivoli (closed)
					Dunkettle (closed)
					Little Island
					Glounthaune

					Carrigtwohill
					Midleton
					Mogeely (closed)
					Killeagh (closed)
					Youghal (closed)
					Fota
					Carrigaloe
					Rushbrooke
					Cobh

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.^[1]

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.^[2] It was re-opened on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished Cork-Midleton line.^[3]

Developments

The 2002 Cork Suburban Rail Feasibility Study proposed the construction of a new station approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the existing station.^[4]^[5] 'Carrigtwohill West' station was proposed to serve an industrial area west of Carrigtwohill, with IDA Ireland providing partial funding.^[5] The project was cancelled in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ "Carrigtwohill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
^ "Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
^ "Carrigtwohill Special Local Area Plan (2005)" (PDF). Cork County Council. 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Stations". Irish Railway Record Society (171). February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links

Irish Rail Carrigtwohill Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Glounthaune		Commuter Cork-Midleton		Midleton

[1] "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

[2] "Carrigtwohill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.

[3] "Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.

[4] "Carrigtwohill Special Local Area Plan (2005)" (PDF). Cork County Council. 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[irrs-5] "Stations". Irish Railway Record Society (171). February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

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 {{Mallow to Youghal/Cobh}}
 '''Carrigtwohill railway station''' serves the town of [[Carrigtwohill]] in [[County Cork]].
-It is a station on the [[Cork Kent railway station|Cork]] to [[Midleton railway station|Midleton]] commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147| website=Irish Rail| title=Timetables}}</ref>
+It is a station on the [[Cork Kent railway station|Cork]] to [[Midleton railway station|Midleton]] commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147| website=Irish Rail| title=Timetables| access-date=2012-08-14| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042758/http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-route| archive-date=2019-04-02| url-status=dead}}</ref>
 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.<ref>{{cite web | title=Carrigtwohill station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-08-30}}</ref> It was re-opened however on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished [[Cork Suburban Rail|Cork-Midleton]] line.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=423| title=Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!| website=Irish Rail| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008061828/http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=423| archivedate=8 October 2011}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web | title=Carrigtwohill station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-08-30}}</ref> It was re-opened on 30 July 2009 as part of the newly refurbished [[Cork Suburban Rail|Cork-Midleton]] line.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=423| title=Midleton rail service: NOW OPEN!| website=Irish Rail| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008061828/http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=423| archivedate=8 October 2011}}</ref>
+==Developments==
+The 2002 Cork Suburban Rail Feasibility Study proposed the construction of a new station approximately {{convert|3|miles|km}} west of the existing station.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://corkcocoplans.ie/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2016/07/Carrigtwohill-SLAP-2005.pdf | publisher = Cork County Council | title = Carrigtwohill Special Local Area Plan (2005) | date = 2005 | accessdate = 22 March 2018 }}</ref><ref name="irrs">{{cite journal | url = http://www.irrs.ie/Journal171/171%20Stations.htm | date = February 2010 | title = Stations | journal = Irish Railway Record Society | issue = 171 | accessdate = 22 March 2018 }}</ref> 'Carrigtwohill West' station was proposed to serve an industrial area west of Carrigtwohill, with [[IDA Ireland]] providing partial funding.<ref name="irrs"/> The project was cancelled in 2012.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
 ==See also==
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 *[http://www.irishrail.ie/Carrigtwohill Irish Rail Carrigtwohill Station Website]
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