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Glounthaune railway station

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closed to passenger services in 1963 before re-opening again in August 2009 as far as Midleton The station was originally named "Queenstown Junction" and was renamed first "Cobh Junction" in 1928, and finally "Glounthaune" in 1994; tickets issued from Iarnród Éireann portable ticket machines still
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With around 40 trains per day in each direction, this is a frequent commuter station with four trains per hour running into Cork city at peak time on weekdays and twice per hour (1 from Cobh and 1 from Midleton) off peak. Travel time to
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validators (one at the entrance and the other on the platform). There are two platforms serving the double track. Platform 1 is on the near side and is fully wheelchair accessible with eastbound trains from
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to Cobh and Midleton. There is a footbridge to bring passengers from platform 1 to platform 2 meaning there is no wheelchair access to platform 2 and the westbound trains running to
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Under the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy, published in 2019, it was planned to increase services to the station and potentially electrify the line by approximately 2040.
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published plans to add more parking spaces (48 as of January 2020) and to improve accessibility to bicycles and improve onward bus connections in the 2020s.
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The station opened on 10 November 1859 by the Cork, Youghal & Queenstown Railway, with services initially only running onwards to
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The station is unstaffed, with two ticket machines near the entrance in the carpark and two
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Glounthaune railway station in 2008 before the Midleton line was reopened
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View of the track and station building looking west towards Cork city
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Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1859
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Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 2009
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Iarnród Éireann

County Cork
51°54′40″N 8°19′30″W / 51.9112°N 8.3251°W / 51.9112; -8.3251
Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann
Cork–Cobh
Cork–Midleton
Cork and Youghal Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern Railways
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Legend
Dublin to Cork mainline
Mallow-Waterford line
Mallow
Mallow–Tralee line
Cork Kent
Dunkettle (closed)
Little Island
Glounthaune
Carrigtwohill
Midleton
Mogeely (closed)
Killeagh (closed)
Youghal (closed)
Fota
Carrigaloe

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