RAILSCOT | Limerick Junction

Limerick Junction (1848-)

This is a four platform junction station in County Tipperary, north west of Tipperary.

03/07/1848	Great Southern and Western Railway Extended from Thurles to Limerick Junction.
/ /1849	Waterford and Limerick Railway Doubled from Pallas to Keane's Points, Limerick Junction.
19/03/1849	Great Southern and Western Railway Extended from Limerick Junction to Mallow.
02/05/1904	Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Uses running powers from Waterford to Limerick Junction for goods.
/06/1908	Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Ceases using running powers from Waterford to Limerick Junction for goods.
/ /1929	Waterford and Limerick Railway Limerick Junction to Killonan singled, loops being retained at stations.
/ /1967	Great Southern and Western Railway Waterford and Limerick Railway Curve put in between Kyle Crossing (GS&WR) and Milltown (W&LR) at Limerick Junction.
27/03/1967	Mallow to Fermoy (Great Southern and Western Railway) Fermoy and Lismore Railway Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway Waterford (excluded) to Mallow (excluded) via Lismore closed. Trains diverted via Limerick Junction.
08/08/1968	Great Southern and Western Railway Waterford and Limerick Railway First passenger train uses the new curve at Limerick Junction for the Dublin to Limerick service.
31/08/2020	Waterford and Limerick Railway Service restarted from Limerick Junction to Waterford having been suspended due to the Covid-19 crisis.