What is Irelands Least Used Station

Stephen15 · 10-09-2017 03:39PM #1

What would you say it is? You often see things about Britains least used stations but it would interesting whats Irelands least used station.

jca · 10-09-2017 03:40PM

Enniscorthy this time next year as it will be closed...

beauf · 10-09-2017 03:40PM

Stations of the Cross...

beauf · 10-09-2017 03:42PM

Are their any stations on estates that are only opened for events or tourists

Arthur Daley · 10-09-2017 03:44PM

Is mosney ever used anymore?

Stephen15 · 10-09-2017 03:58PM

I would say Kilcoole, Birdhill, Cahir, Foxford, Farranfore and Cloughjordan would be up there

Stephen15 · 10-09-2017 03:58PM

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Is mosney ever used anymore?

No

Del.Monte · 10-09-2017 04:39PM

Carrick-on-Suir must be right up there along with Ardrahan, Craughwell, and Cloughjordan.

Del.Monte · 10-09-2017 04:41PM

beauf wrote: »

Are their any stations on estates that are only opened for events or tourists

No.

Clonhugh and Woodbrook would have been a couple, and Dundrum on the Dublin/Cork line was virtually a private halt for the local landlord.

tomwaterford · 10-09-2017 04:42PM

Read an article today that says carrick on suir is....averaging 1 passenger per day

frag420 · 10-09-2017 04:44PM

TG4

Donal55 · 10-09-2017 04:45PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Read an article today that says carrick on suir is....averaging 1 passenger per day

CIE should buy that person a 172 Dacia. Would probably work out cheaper.

tomwaterford · 10-09-2017 04:48PM

Donal55 wrote: »

CIE should buy that person a 172 Dacia. Would probably work out cheaper.

Tbh only I got train home from limerick couple years ago...never known there was 1 there before then

But maybe with this new shopping centre etc being built on north quays waterford...there's scope there for people from cahir-clonsmell-carrick to get train to and from it and should be explored before closing the line down??

Del.Monte · 10-09-2017 04:48PM

Donal55 wrote: »

CIE should buy that person a 172 Dacia. Would probably work out cheaper.

The train is passing through anyway so I doubt it. Anyway, it's CIE's fault for having a useless timetable in order to justify closing the line.

http://www.irishrail.ie/media/12_waterfordclonmellimk_valid_from_20.11.2016.pdf

cdeb · 10-09-2017 04:49PM

There's an annual passenger census done by Iarnród Éireann with that data. Technically it's over just one day, but should be reliable enough.

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/news/heavy-rail-census-2015/

Carrick-on-Suir is the winner with one person getting on and no-one getting off on the day.

A number of other stations had single-digit usage

ArmaniJeanss · 10-09-2017 05:35PM

cdeb wrote: »

There's an annual passenger census done by Iarnrireann with that data. Technically it's over just one day, but should be reliable enough.

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/news/heavy-rail-census-2015/

Carrick-on-Suir is the winner with one person getting on and no-one getting off on the day.

A number of other stations had single-digit usage

Page 36 Appendix A says that 5 people per day got on a Southbound Dart at Greystones, and also 25 per day got on a Northbound Dart at Malahide. How are either of these possible?

Stephen15 · 10-09-2017 05:37PM

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Page 36 Appendix A says that 5 people per day got on a Southbound Dart at Greystones, and also 25 per day got on a Northbound Dart at Malahide. How are either of these possible?

Probably people getting on a Dart thats just terminated

thelad95 · 10-09-2017 05:38PM

The Navan Road Parkway on the Maynooth commuter line, even in peak times always seems to be dead. No point building a park and ride if there's very little parking.

10-09-2017 05:45PM

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Is mosney ever used anymore?

That’s a blast from the past. From what I remember of it it was just a platform and some small hut.

Came across an old thread that mentioned it was technically a private station built by Butlins when it opened in 1948, it closed in 2000 when (now) Mosney did.

Stephen15 · 10-09-2017 05:47PM

cisk wrote: »

That’s a blast from the past. From what I remember of it it was just a platform and some small hut.

Came across an old thread that mentioned it was technically a private station built by Butlins when it opened in 1948, it closed in 2000 when (now) Mosney did.

Still has a fairly modern looking real time board

10-09-2017 05:52PM

Stephen15 wrote: »

Still has a fairly modern looking real time board

Yeah I wondered about that. Those boards weren’t around before 2000?

Mike238747 · 10-09-2017 10:24PM

I remember being on a holiday in Mosney around 1975/6. The people on holiday there had to make sure they got their places at the pool or amusements before all the trainloads of Dubs arrived on day trips. A bit like Spain became later, apart from the sunshine of course!!

Nomis21 · 11-09-2017 06:28AM

Attymon surely deserves a mention here.

roundymac · 11-09-2017 10:53AM

Del.Monte wrote: »

No.

Clonhugh and Woodbrook would have been a couple, and Dundrum on the Dublin/Cork line was virtually a private halt for the local landlord.

I thought there was a halt/platform at the Curragh for race days.

Del.Monte · 11-09-2017 11:23AM

roundymac wrote: »

I thought there was a halt/platform at the Curragh for race days.

There was a station for the Curragh and a branch into behind the main stand. Not sure if the station is still available for traffic.

end of the road · 11-09-2017 02:29PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

There was a station for the Curragh and a branch into behind the main stand. Not sure if the station is still available for traffic.

i don't think it is

metrovick001 · 11-09-2017 02:50PM

M3 Parkway....are u for real?
Trains are packed.

l

thelad95 wrote: »

The Navan Road Parkway on the Maynooth commuter line, even in peak times always seems to be dead. No point building a park and ride if there's very little parking.

metrovick001 · 11-09-2017 02:51PM

Attymon has a few commuters for Galway.
Very handy service.

Nomis21 wrote: »

Attymon surely deserves a mention here.

Dravokivich · 11-09-2017 02:52PM

metrovick001 wrote: »

M3 Parkway....are u for real?
Trains are packed.

l

Easy to get mixed up due to both being named after the same road, he's talking about the station by Phoenix Park. Even though the trains are packed, that station gets noticable less use than the rest of the line.

metrovick001 · 11-09-2017 02:53PM

Fair enough.

Dravokivich wrote: »

Easy to get mixed up due to similar names, he's talking about the station by Phoenix Park. Even though the trains are packed, that station gets noticable less use than the rest of the line.

metrovick001 · 11-09-2017 02:56PM

The car park charge at Phoenix park / Navan rd p/way or whatever they call it now is OTT considering the people paying it also need to pay a fare.

metrovick001 wrote: »

Fair enough.

What is Irelands Least Used Station

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