Thurles

Location type

Station


Name and dates

Thurles (1848-)

Opened on the Great Southern and Western Railway.

Opened on the Southern Railway [Ireland].

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.



Dates

13/03/1848Great Southern and Western Railway
Extended from Borris and Roscrea to Thurles.
03/07/1848Great Southern and Western Railway
Extended from Thurles to Limerick Junction.
  /  /1865Southern Railway [Ireland]
Incorporated for a line between Thurles and Clonmel.
  /  /1880Southern Railway [Ireland] Great Southern and Western Railway
Thurles becomes junction station (actual divergence at Thurles Junction) when the line from Clonmel finally reaches the Great Southern and Western Railway. Worked by the Waterford and Limerick Railway.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)
The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways