| Arklow An tInbhear Mór  | |
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 Arklow Station looking North in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Saint Mary's Road, Arklow, County Wicklow, Y14 YD89 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°47′38″N 6°9′35″W / 52.79389°N 6.15972°W / 52.79389; -6.15972 |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Bus routes | 2 |
| Bus operators | TFI Local Link |
| Connections |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ARKLW |
| Fare zone | G |
| History | |
| Original company | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 16 November 1863 | Station opens |
| 2002 | Freight services cease |
Arklow railway station (Irish: Stáisiún an tInbhear Mór) is a railway station in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.
History
The station opened on 16 November 1863.
Opened by the Dublin and South Eastern Railway the station was part of the Great Southern & Western Railway then absorbed into Great Southern Railways by the Railways (Great Southern) Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme of 12 November 1924.
The station passed to CIÉ as a result of the Transport Act, 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945, then to Iarnród Éireann on 2 February 1987.
As with other stations between Wicklow and Rosslare Europort, semaphore signalling and ETS operation ceased here in April 2008. A colour-light signal existed here in semaphore days, having been installed in 1977.
Accidents and incidents
On 3 October 1979, a passenger train and a freight train were involved in a head-on collision. Twenty-nine people were injured.
Description
Waiting facilities include three covered shelters, one on platform 1 and two on platform 2. There is a waiting room next to the ticket office in the station building on platform 1. A pay-and-display car park is in the former goods yard, with capacity for 150 vehicles and a covered bicycle parking area.
The station is staffed full-time.
It has two platforms, one on the passing loop.
Services/routes
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The service from the station is:
Monday to Friday
- 6 trains per day to Dublin Connolly (one continuing to Dundalk Clarke)
- 4 trains per day to Rosslare Europort
- 1 train per day to Wexford O'Hanrahan
- 1 train per day to Gorey.
Saturdays
- 4 trains per day to Dublin Connolly (one continuing to Dundalk Clarke)
- 3 trains per day to Rosslare Europort
Sundays
- 3 trains per day to Dublin Connolly
- 3 trains per day to Rosslare Europort
Transport
TFI Local Link (Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow division) bus route 800 operates to Carlow IT from the station 4 times a day (3 on Sundays). Additionally, a number of Bus Éireann bus routes stop at Main Street, which is located 500 m from the station.
See also
References
- "Arklow station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- "Report of Inquiry into the Railway Accident on the CIE Railway at Arklow Co. Wicklow on 3rd October, 1979" (PDF). RSC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- "REPORT OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT ON THE CIE RAILWAY AT ARKLOW, CO WICKLOW ON 3rd OCTOBER, 1979" (PDF). Dublin: Department of Transport via Rail Accident Investigation Unite. July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
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| Rathdrum | InterCity Dublin-Rosslare railway line |
Gorey | ||
| Commuter South Eastern Commuter |
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||