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Coordinates: 52°16′01″N 6°44′46″W / 52.2669°N 6.7461°W / 52.2669; -6.7461
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'''Wellingtonbridge railway station''' served the town of [[Wellingtonbridge]] and nearby [[Maudlintown]] in [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It 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.
'''Wellingtonbridge railway station''' served the town of [[Wellingtonbridge]] and nearby [[Maudlintown]] in [[County Wexford]], Ireland. It 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<ref>{{Cite web| title=Wellingtonbridge station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2008-04-22}}</ref> and closed on 18 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=900 |title=(untitled) |website=Irish Rail |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928031821/http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=900 |archivedate=28 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The station opened on 1 August 1906<ref>{{Cite web| title=Wellingtonbridge station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2008-04-22}}</ref> and closed on 18 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=900 |title=(untitled) |website=Irish Rail |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928031821/http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=900 |archivedate=28 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Revision as of 04:17, 10 December 2020

Wellingtonbridge

Droichead Eoin
Iarnród Éireann
Wellingtonbridge railway station
General information
LocationWellingtonbridge
Ireland
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1 August 1906Station opens
3 November 1975Station closes for goods traffic (except tar and sugar beet)
2 June 1978Station closes for tar traffic
18 September 2010Station closes for passenger traffic

Wellingtonbridge railway station served the town of Wellingtonbridge and nearby Maudlintown in County Wexford, Ireland. It 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

  1. ^ "Wellingtonbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  2. ^ "(untitled)". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010.
  3. ^ "WATERFORD−NEW ROSS−DUNCANNON−WELLINGTONBRIDGE−WEXFORD timetable" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 20 September 2010.
  4. ^ http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1360756249-371.pdf
  5. ^ "(untitled)" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011.


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

52°16′01″N 6°44′46″W / 52.2669°N 6.7461°W / 52.2669; -6.7461