Roscrea railway station


Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland.
Roscrea station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main Cork-Dublin line at Ballybrophy. It is listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council. The station is staffed and has a car park. The station is 0.5 miles from Roscrea town centre.

Bus Connection

Local Link

Local Link bus stops at Roscrea Railway Station.
Timetable is 854 – Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable

History

The station opened on 19 October 1857. At one time there was a branch from Roscrea to nearby Birr in County Offaly, a line which ran on to Portumna in County Galway. That branch is now closed.

Closure proposed

A January 2012 national newspaper article suggested that Irish Rail was expected to seek permission from the National Transport Authority to close the line. On a trial basis an enhanced timetable was in force during 2012 however the service was again reduced from February 2013. In November 2016 it was announced the line was very likely to close in 2018 as demand for the service was very low and CIE/IE wished to close it to save money.