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Tullamore railway station

Tullamore

Tulach Mhór
Iarnród Éireann
General information
LocationKilcruttin, Tullamore, County Offaly, R35 RY63
Ireland
Coordinates53°16′13″N 7°29′59″W / 53.27028°N 7.49972°W / 53.27028; -7.49972
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Tracks3
Bus routes7
Bus operators
Connections
  • 815
  • 835
  • 837
  • 840
  • 843
  • 845
  • 847
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities5 long-term storage lockers[1]
AccessibleYes, with accessible toilet
Other information
Station codeTMORE
Fare zoneH
Key dates
1854Station opened
Passengers
457,708[2]
Route map
Location
Map

Tullamore railway station serves the town of Tullamore in County Offaly, Ireland.

The station lies on the Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Westport or Ballina line.[3]

There are 17 direct trains to Dublin Heuston per weekday with the first departure at 05:45 and the final departure at 22:33.

There are 15 trains to Athlone per weekday with the first leaving at 06:50 and the final departure at 21:34. 13 of these 15 trains offer direct and indirect services to Galway Ceannt while 5 offer direct and indirect services to Westport."²"

History

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The station first opened in Tullamore on 2 October 1854.[4]

Tullamore station in 1982.

Awards

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  • 2004 - 2nd Prize - Intercity Stations Category
  • 2003 - 2nd Prize - Intercity Stations Category
  • 2002 - Best Overall Station
  • 2002 - 1st Prize - Intercity Stations Category
  • 1999 - 3rd Prize - Intercity Stations Category
  • 1997 - Most Improved - InterCity Stations Category

Services

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Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Portarlington   InterCity
Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line
  Clara
  InterCity
Ballina branch line
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/travel-information/bicycle-information-for-rail-travel#bikelocker
  2. ^ https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/tullamore-tribune/1775698/marked-increase-in-numbers-travelling-by-train-from-tullamore-and-clara.html
  3. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  4. ^ "Tullamore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
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