| Date | 2 November 2002 - 3 November 2002 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |  Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
| Champions | Leinster (22nd title) Andy Comerford (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Munster | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 17 (4.25 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 126 (31.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Eddie Brennan (2-06) Henry Shefflin (0-12) | ||
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The 2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 75th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Four matches were played between 2 November 2002 and 3 November 2002 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
On 3 November 2002, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-15 to 3-17 defeat of Munster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.[3] It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1997. In the Railway Shield final, Connacht defeated Ulster by 0-19 to 0-16.
Leinster's Eddie Brennan (2-06) and Henry Shefflin (0-12) were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.
- ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Munster deluge swamps Connacht". Irish Independent. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Eagle-eye Shefflin strikes gold for Leinster". Irish Independent. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2018.