Thurles railway station
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The 15:46 for Dublin (Heuston) arriving at Platform 1 at Thurles
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Location | Railway Road(platform 2) and Abbey Road (platform 1) Thurles Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 3 |
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Structure type | At-grade |
Thurles railway station is near the centre of Thurles town, County Tipperary in Ireland. The station has two through platforms and one terminating platform. It is a major station on the Dublin-Cork line with an average of 17 trains in both directions daily.[1]
The station was the location of the arrest of William Smith O'Brien on 5 August 1848 while he was waiting for a train after an unsuccessful insurrection in Ballingarry in South Tipperary. There is a plaque at the station commemorating the event.
The station opened on 13 March 1848.[2]
Thurles station has three times won the Irish Rail Best Intercity Station prize.
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New Bridge Thurles.jpg
New Bridge Thurles
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An IE 22000 Class serves Thurles
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Booking Office
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Carpark 1 Thurles.jpg
Rear of booking office in car park 1. There are two car parks.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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Ballybrophy | Intercity Dublin-Cork Main Line |
Limerick Junction | ||
Portlaoise | InterCity Dublin-Tralee |
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Templemore | Intercity Dublin-Limerick |
Limerick Colbert |
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