Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) railway station
Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown)  | |
|---|---|
 Muine Bheag halt from the forecourt Photo: Liam Murphy [2] | |
| General information | |
| Location | Railway Road, Muine Bheag, County Carlow, R21 H295 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°41′57″N 6°57′09″W / 52.699098°N 6.952521°WCoordinates: 52°41′57″N 6°57′09″W / 52.699098°N 6.952521°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MNEBG |
| Fare zone | H |
| Key dates | |
| 24 July 1848 | Station opens as Bagnalstown |
| By April 1910 | Station renamed Bagenalstown |
| 30 March 1963 | Station closed to passengers |
| 6 September 1976 | Station closed to goods |
| 1988 | Station reopened and officially renamed Muine Bheag |
Muine Bheag halt serves the town of Bagenalstown (Irish: Muine Bheag), in County Carlow, Ireland. Nearby is Leighlinbridge in the same county.
It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route.[1]
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The station is staffed; the main platform is fully accessible but the far-side platform (used only when two trains pass in the station) is accessible only by stairs and a footbridge.
History
The station opened on 24 July 1848 as Bagnalstown (renamed Bagenalstown by April 1910). The station was designed by Sancton Wood.[2]
Opened by the Great Southern and Western Railway, the station was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railways. The line was then nationalised, passing to the Córas Iompair Éireann with the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945.[3]
It was closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976,[4] Although the station closed the line remained open
Station passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986 and was re-opened, renamed Muine Bheag, in 1988. The station nameboards bore solely the Irish language name until c.2015 when they were replaced with the bilingual Muine Bheag/Bagenalstown.
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | InterCity Dublin-Waterford |
Kilkenny MacDonagh | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Milford | Great Southern and Western Railway Dublin-Waterford |
Gowran | ||
See also
References
- ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
- ^ "Wood, Sancton: Works". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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- ^ "Bagenalstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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