Thurles railway station
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Thurles railway station is near the centre of Thurles
town, North Tipperary
in Ireland
. The station has two through platforms and one terminating platform. It is one the major stations along the Dublin-Cork line with a average of 17 trains in both directions daily.
The station was once well known to be the arrest of William Smith O'Brien who performed many crimes during The Famine
in the mid 19th century.
The station opened on 13 March 1848.
Thurles station has three times won the Best Intercity Station prize, among its six entries in the top three of that competition.
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
town, North Tipperary
North Tipperary
North Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-West Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The station has two through platforms and one terminating platform. It is one the major stations along the Dublin-Cork line with a average of 17 trains in both directions daily.
The station was once well known to be the arrest of William Smith O'Brien who performed many crimes during The Famine
The Famine
The Famine was a heavy metal band that formed in 2007 in Arlington, Texas. The band was signed to Solid State Records.-Formation/3-song EP:The band initially formed with three of the original members of Embodyment in former lead vocalist Kris McCaddon, drummer Mark Garza and guitarist Andrew Godwin...
in the mid 19th century.
The station opened on 13 March 1848.
Thurles station has three times won the Best Intercity Station prize, among its six entries in the top three of that competition.