Kilsheelan

Kilsheelan is a small village located in south Co.Tipperary which once had a small station on the Limerick to Waterford line. The station was opened in 1853 with the line by the Waterford & Limerick Railway, later taken over by the Great Southern & Western, and was one of the smaller types constructed to serve such villages along the route, boasting up & down platforms, small signal cabin and single storey station building. Like many small country stations, Kilsheelan was closed in 1963 to passengers, and then to goods in 1976 as wagon load freight was discontinued by CIE. The station however remained as a block post until 1984, when the loop and sidings were removed. Today only the GSWR built signal cabin remains to control the adjacent level crossing on the R706 road.
The remains of Kilsheelan Station, looking east towards Waterford from the level crossing, showing the former down platform and GSWR built signal cabin. The small Great Southern & Western built signal cabin at Kilsheelan, located at the west end of the former station. Although the station ceased to be block post in 1984, the cabin remains to control the level crossing. The derelict down platform at Kilsheelan Station which once boasted a waiting shelter. This platform was served by the loop that was removed in 1984. On the west side of the level crossing at Kilsheelan is the overgrown goods bank, located on the down side of the line and once served by a siding.
The level crossing gate on the west side of Kilsheelan Station, looking towards Limerick. The goods bank was accessed from the right of the crossing. A view down the line at Kilsheelan Station, looking east towards Waterford. Unusually the level crossing at Kilsheelan boasts two home semaphore signals rather than the two standard distant signals found at most crossings. This was the approach road to Kilsheelan Station. The building had been demolished by the late 1980s, having been already closed for 20 years. The former station is located on the R706 road to Fethard.