Clonmel is one of the more important stations on the underused cross country line from Waterford to Limerick. The line opened in the 1850s by the Waterford and Limerick Railway, and then taken over by the GSWR in 1901. Clonmel was also the junction for a line that ran north to join the main GSWR's Dublin--Cork route at Thurles, but passenger services on the line ended in 1963, and was closed completely in 1967(haven't seen any pictures to suggest that though). Clonmel thus boasted a locomotive shed and facilities, once located at the south end of the station on the up side, but now demolished. The station however still retains its large and imposing station building, signal cabin and goods shed, along with the original footbridge. Beyond the road overbridge at the west end the derelict cattle sidings remain. Strangely a short section of the already mentioned closed Thurles line remains, and was used once for storing redundant goods wagons. Just beyond this short stub was Powerscourt racecourse platform, which still remains and is included here.