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Kilkenny railway station (MacDonagh Station), ((アイルランド語:Stáisiún Mhic Donncha)) serves the city of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route.〔http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables〕 It was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. It is on a short spur off the main railway line, from the Lavistown Loop Line, a distance of approximately 4.5 km. This requires trains to exit the station in the same direction from which they entered. This meant moving the locomotive from one end to the other. Today the use of IE 22000 Class railcars stop the need for a turnaround. ==Previous station== The station opened on 12 May 1848.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Railscot – Irish Railways )〕 The old station can be seen at the bottom of the platforms, facing north. There were 3 platforms: 2 through, and 1 bay facing Waterford/Dublin Via Carlow. The two through tracks carried on over a bridge, onwards to Maryborough (Now Portlaoise) or Castlecomer. This allowed running of trains from Dublin to Waterford without the need for a runaround. However when many rural lines in the Irish Railway network shut down, the station reverted to its current state. The Old Building had separate waiting-rooms for Ladies and Gentlemen and an underpass to the island platform. Formerly, locomotives would runaround here, although since 2011 this is not possible. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kilkenny railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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