Limerick railway station

Limerick Colbert
Luimneach
Limerick Railway Station
Location
Place	Limerick, Parnell St
Local authority	Limerick
Coordinates	52°39′32″N 8°37′26″W / 52.659°N 8.624°W / 52.659; -8.624Coordinates: 52°39′32″N 8°37′26″W / 52.659°N 8.624°W / 52.659; -8.624
Operations
Station code	40
Platforms in use	4
History
1858	Station opened as Limerick
1966	Renamed Limerick Colbert Station
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Limerick railway station (also called Colbert Station) serves the city of Limerick in County Limerick. It is on Parnell St, and is the main station on the Limerick Suburban Rail network.

The station opened on 28 August 1858, replacing a temporary station 500 m further east, which had operated from 9 May 1848.^[1] It was built by the Waterford and Limerick Railway (W&LR) which ran its first train, as far as Tipperary, on Tuesday, 9 May 1848, with intermediate stations at Killonan, Pallasgreen and Oola (all since closed). Two months later the GS&WR connected their Dublin-Cork line with the W&LR at Limerick Junction, near Tipperary. This work was carried out at the height of the Irish Potato Famine, resulting in extreme financial difficulties for the company.

Originally named "Limerick", the station was given the name Colbert on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Cornelius Colbert, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.

The station is the terminus of the Limerick-Dublin and Limerick-Galway lines. Connections for Cork can be made at Limerick Junction. The Limerick-Sligo line is operational to Athenry only, enabling but it is planned to be reopened on a phased basis as the Western Rail Corridor.

The direct line to Cork and the North Kerry line to Tralee were dismantled during the 20th Century. Bus Eireann's Limerick depot is adjacent, offering Intercity, Express and Eurolines services. Parts of the video for the Westlife song My Love were filmed at Colbert Station. ^[2]

[v · d · e]Limerick to Rosslare Line
Legend Limerick Colbert Limerick-Ennis Line Limerick-Ballybrophy Line Dublin-Cork Line (to Dublin) Limerick Junction Dublin-Cork Line (to Cork) Tipperary Cahir Clonmel Carrick on Suir Dublin-Waterford Line Waterford Plunkett Campile Ballycullane Wellingtonbridge Bridgetown Dublin-Rosslare Line Rosslare Strand Rosslare Europort

Limerick to Ennis Line
Legend Galway Oranmore Athenry to Claremorris and Sligo Dublin-Galway Line Craughwell Ardrahan Gort Ennis Sixmilebridge Limerick Colbert

See also

• Limerick Suburban Rail
• Great Southern and Western Railway
• History of rail transport in Ireland

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Terminus		Intercity Dublin-Limerick via Thurles		Thurles
Terminus		Commuter Limerick-Nenagh/Ballybrophy		Castleconnell
Terminus		Commuter Limerick Shuttle		Limerick Junction
Terminus		Intercity Limerick-Galway		Sixmilebridge
		Commuter Limerick-Ennis

References

1. ^ "Limerick station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 
2. ^ YouTube - WESTLIFE- My Love