The station opened on 23 July 1860 as an extension from Castleconnell by the Limerick and Castleconnell Railway. The line was extended to Killaloe on 12 April 1862 and became a junction when the line was further extended from Birdill to Nenagh on 1 June 1864 by the Great Southern & Western Railway creating a through route to Limerick via Ballybrophy. The line to Killaloe lost its passenger services on 17 July 1931 and goods traffic was suspended on 29 April 1944 as an emergency measure by the Great Southern Railways.[1]
The station once had a large station house but now has only a portable building. This houses the ticket office and toilet.[2] The station has a car park. A plaque in the station grounds commemorates the 150th anniversary of the station, which took place in 2010. There is also a "Railway Garden" beside the station. The signal cabin has 24 levers and is at the Killonan end of the Up platform (which is not in service) and is a crossing point and blockpost, using "C" pattern staff.[3] Both the signal cabin and railway bridge are both listed as protected structures by Tipperary County Council (RPS Refs S708 and S709).[4]
Servicesedit
As of 2023, Birdhill receives the following skeleton service:
A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line.[5] In response, the timetable was altered during 2012, and the service was again reduced from February 2013.[6][not specific enough to verify] In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as the demand for the service is very low and CIE/IE wish to close it to save money.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the railways of Ireland by Stephen Johnson ISBN 1 85780 044 3
^"Birdhill". Irish Rail. from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^Railway Lines of Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Ireland railway by Oliver Doyle and Stephen Hirsch ISBN 0 906591 031
^(PDF). North Tipperary County Council. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^McCarthaigh, Sean (2 January 2012). "Iarnród Éireann may close rail service amid falling demand". Irish Examiner. Cork. ISSN 1393-9564. from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^"Home". Irish Rail. from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
birdhill, railway, station, serves, town, birdhill, county, tipperary, ireland, birdhillcnocán, Éin, fhinnan, irrs, class, railtour, birdhill, general, informationlocationbirdhillirelandowned, byiarnród, Éireannoperated, byiarnród, Éireannplatforms2, only, con. Birdhill railway station serves the town of Birdhill in County Tipperary Ireland BirdhillCnocan an Ein FhinnAn IRRS 071 Class Railtour at Birdhill General informationLocationBirdhillIrelandOwned byIarnrod EireannOperated byIarnrod EireannPlatforms2 Only 1 in use ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeKey dates1860Opened1963Closed To Goods vteLimerick toBallybrophy line Legend Ballybrophy Dublin Cork main line Roscrea Cloughjordan Nenagh Birdhill Castleconnell Dublin Cork main line and to Waterford Limerick Colbert The station opened on 23 July 1860 as an extension from Castleconnell by the Limerick and Castleconnell Railway The line was extended to Killaloe on 12 April 1862 and became a junction when the line was further extended from Birdill to Nenagh on 1 June 1864 by the Great Southern amp Western Railway creating a through route to Limerick via Ballybrophy The line to Killaloe lost its passenger services on 17 July 1931 and goods traffic was suspended on 29 April 1944 as an emergency measure by the Great Southern Railways 1 It is on the Limerick Ballybrophy railway line and is also served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service Contents 1 Description 2 Services 3 Closure proposed 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe station once had a large station house but now has only a portable building This houses the ticket office and toilet 2 The station has a car park A plaque in the station grounds commemorates the 150th anniversary of the station which took place in 2010 There is also a Railway Garden beside the station The signal cabin has 24 levers and is at the Killonan end of the Up platform which is not in service and is a crossing point and blockpost using C pattern staff 3 Both the signal cabin and railway bridge are both listed as protected structures by Tipperary County Council RPS Refs S708 and S709 4 Services editAs of 2023 Birdhill receives the following skeleton service Monday to Saturdays 2 trains per day to Limerick Colbert An extra train per day to Limerick Colbert operates on Mondays to Fridays only and starts at Nenagh 2 trains per day to Ballybrophy Sundays 1 train to Limerick Colbert 1 train to BallybrophyClosure proposed editA January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line 5 In response the timetable was altered during 2012 and the service was again reduced from February 2013 6 not specific enough to verify In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as the demand for the service is very low and CIE IE wish to close it to save money citation needed References edit Johnson s Atlas amp Gazetteer of the railways of Ireland by Stephen Johnson ISBN 1 85780 044 3 Birdhill Irish Rail Archived from the original on 20 September 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2021 Railway Lines of Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Ireland railway by Oliver Doyle and Stephen Hirsch ISBN 0 906591 031 Register of Protected Structures PDF North Tipperary County Council 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 30 January 2015 Retrieved 29 January 2015 McCarthaigh Sean 2 January 2012 Iarnrod Eireann may close rail service amid falling demand Irish Examiner Cork ISSN 1393 9564 Archived from the original on 6 June 2012 Retrieved 2 January 2012 Home Irish Rail Archived from the original on 24 August 2017 Retrieved 20 February 2012 External links editIrish Rail Birdhill Station website Birdhill Station on Eire Trains Ballybrophy Roscrea Nenagh Limerick line Preceding station nbsp Iarnrod Eireann Following station Castleconnell CommuterLimerick Ballybrophy Nenagh 52 45 57 N 8 26 31 W 52 76583 N 8 44194 W 52 76583 8 44194 nbsp This Ireland railway station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birdhill railway station amp oldid 1217417758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
