Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) railway station

Muine Bheag halt serves the town of Bagenalstown (Irish: Muine Bheag), in County Carlow, Ireland. Nearby is Leighlinbridge in the same county.

Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown)
Iarnród Éireann
Muine Bheag halt from the forecourt
Photo: Liam Murphy [1]
General information
LocationRailway Road, Muine Bheag, County Carlow, R21 H295
Ireland
Coordinates52°41′57″N 6°57′09″W / 52.699098°N 6.952521°W / 52.699098; -6.952521
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeMNEBG
Fare zoneH
Key dates
24 July 1848Station opens as Bagnalstown
By April 1910Station renamed Bagenalstown
30 March 1963Station closed to passengers
6 September 1976Station closed to goods
1988Station reopened and officially renamed Muine Bheag

It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route.[1]

The station platforms from the footbridge

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

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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]

The station was closed to passengers on 30 March 1963 and 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.

Services

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The current Monday to Saturday service pattern is:[5]

On Sundays, the service pattern is:

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

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. ^ "Wood, Sancton: Works". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Bagenalstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Dublin Heuston - Waterford" (PDF). Irish Rail. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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