Wellingtonbridge Droichead Eoin  | |
|---|---|
 Wellingtonbridge station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location |
Wellingtonbridge Ireland |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1906 | Station opens |
| 3 November 1975 | Station closes for goods traffic (except tar and sugar beet) |
| 2 June 1978 | Station closes for tar traffic |
| 18 September 2010 | Station closes for passenger traffic |
| Location | |
  Wellingtonbridge Location within Ireland | |
Wellingtonbridge railway station served the town of Wellingtonbridge and nearby Maudlintown in County Wexford, Ireland.
Description
The station was staffed and had an island platform; it was not wheelchair-accessible. It had the only passing loop on the mothballed Waterford-Rosslare section of the Limerick–Rosslare railway line. The station was used for loading of sugar beet trains until the last sugar factory (at Mallow) closed after the 2005 season.
The station opened on 1 August 1906 [1] and closed on 18 September 2010. [2]
Replacement bus service
The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann route 370 from Monday 20 September 2010. [3] Once a week Bus Éireann routes 372 ( New Ross- Foulkesmill- Wexford) and 373 ( New Ross- Fethard-on-Sea- Wexford) also serve Wellingtonbridge. [4] [5]
See also
References
- ^ "Wellingtonbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "(untitled)". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010.
- ^ "WATERFORD−NEW ROSS−DUNCANNON−WELLINGTONBRIDGE−WEXFORD timetable" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
-
^
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from
the original (PDF) on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ "(untitled)" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ballycullane Line and station closed |
InterCity Limerick-Rosslare Line |
Bridgetown Line and station closed | ||
|
Ballycullane Line and station closed |
Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Rosslare |
Duncormick Line and station closed |
- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Wexford
- Disused railway stations in County Wexford
- Railway stations opened in 1906
- Railway stations closed in 2010
- 1906 establishments in Ireland
- 2010 disestablishments in Ireland
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in the 1900s
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in the 2010s
Wellingtonbridge Droichead Eoin | |
|---|---|
|
Wellingtonbridge station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location |
Wellingtonbridge Ireland |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1906 | Station opens |
| 3 November 1975 | Station closes for goods traffic (except tar and sugar beet) |
| 2 June 1978 | Station closes for tar traffic |
| 18 September 2010 | Station closes for passenger traffic |
| Location | |
Wellingtonbridge Location within Ireland | |
Wellingtonbridge railway station served the town of Wellingtonbridge and nearby Maudlintown in County Wexford, Ireland.
Description
The station was staffed and had an island platform; it was not wheelchair-accessible. It had the only passing loop on the mothballed Waterford-Rosslare section of the Limerick–Rosslare railway line. The station was used for loading of sugar beet trains until the last sugar factory (at Mallow) closed after the 2005 season.
The station opened on 1 August 1906 [1] and closed on 18 September 2010. [2]
Replacement bus service
The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann route 370 from Monday 20 September 2010. [3] Once a week Bus Éireann routes 372 ( New Ross- Foulkesmill- Wexford) and 373 ( New Ross- Fethard-on-Sea- Wexford) also serve Wellingtonbridge. [4] [5]
See also
References
- ^ "Wellingtonbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "(untitled)". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010.
- ^ "WATERFORD−NEW ROSS−DUNCANNON−WELLINGTONBRIDGE−WEXFORD timetable" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
-
^
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from
the original (PDF) on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ "(untitled)" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ballycullane Line and station closed |
InterCity Limerick-Rosslare Line |
Bridgetown Line and station closed | ||
|
Ballycullane Line and station closed |
Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Rosslare |
Duncormick Line and station closed |
- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Wexford
- Disused railway stations in County Wexford
- Railway stations opened in 1906
- Railway stations closed in 2010
- 1906 establishments in Ireland
- 2010 disestablishments in Ireland
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in the 1900s
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in the 2010s