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Station in County Wexford, Ireland

Enniscorthy
Inis CórthaidhIarnród Éireann
Enniscorthy Station looking North
General information
LocationEnniscorthy, County Wexford, Y21 N289
Ireland
Coordinates52°30′16″N 6°33′58″W / 52.5044°N 6.5662°W / 52.5044; -6.5662
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeECRTY
Fare zoneK
History
Original companyDSER
Post-groupingGSR
Key dates
16 November 1863Station opens

Enniscorthy railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Inis Córthaidh) is a railway station in County Wexford, Ireland. It is in the centre of the town of Enniscorthy.

Dublin to Rosslare
Legend
Year
closed
Dublin–Belfast Main Line
Dublin–Sligo Main Line
Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
R. Liffey
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Grand Canal Street railway works
Grand Canal Dock Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Grand Canal Gasworks
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road Dublin Suburban Rail
Ballsbridge Showground
Passengers 1941
Goods 1971
Serpentine Avenue
Sandymount Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Sydney Parade Dublin Suburban Rail
Merrion Gates
Merrion 1934
Booterstown Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Williamstown 1841
Blackrock Dublin Suburban Rail
Seapoint Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Salthill and Monkstown Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Kingstown Harbour (west pier) 1837
Dún Laoghaire Mallin
Carlisle Pier 1980
Sandycove Cutting
Sandycove
and Glasthule
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Glenageary Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Dalkey (Atmospheric) 1854
Dalkey Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Killiney Hill Tunnel
Obelisk Hill 1858
Killiney Dublin Area Rapid Transit
moved
1882
Ballybrack
1863
1882
Shankill Dublin Area Rapid Transit
MP 11 (to Pearse)
Shanganagh Junct., to Harcourt St. 1958
MP 11 (to Harcourt Street.)
Woodbrook Halt 1960
County Dublin
County Wicklow
Bray
Bray Daly
Bray Cove Halt 1929
Bray Head Tunnel No.1
Bray Head Tunnel No.2
Bray Head Tunnel No.3
Bray Head Tunnel No.4
Greystones
Kilcoole
Newcastle 1964
Wicklow Murrough 1976
R. Vartry
Wicklow
Rathnew 1964
M11 motorway
Glenealy 1964
Rathdrum
Avoca 1964
Woodenbridge Junction 1964
Shillelagh branch line 1945
Glenart platform 1925
(private halt for Earl Carysfort)
M11 motorway
Arklow
M11 motorway
County Wicklow
County Wexford
Inch 1963
Gorey
M11 motorway
Camolin 1963
Ferns 1977
Enniscorthy
R. Slaney
Enniscorthy Tunnel
Edermine Ferry 1963
Waterford line 1963
Macmine Junction 1963
Killurin 1963
Killurin Tunnel
Ferrycarrig Tunnel
Wexford (Carcur) 1872
Wexford
Wexford South 1977
Felthouse Junction 1910
Limerick-Rosslare Line 2010
Rosslare Strand
Kilrane 1963
Rosslare Europort

Description

It has two platforms, a passing loop and a siding. The station is fully staffed. The far-side platform, accessible only by a footbridge, is used only when two trains pass.

History

The station opened on 16 November 1863. Originally there was a turntable behind the second platform which was used during the building of the tunnel under Enniscorthy town but was also used afterwards due to heavy traffic on Market Day. There was once an engine shed that was opposite of the present-day goods shed. Two water columns were at each end of the platforms and there was also a very long siding for loading cattle. There were also a number of sidings, including a siding for O'Donahoes behind the station building, a siding for Buttles Bacon Factory (which is now the site of the Enniscorthy Swimming Pool), a siding at the entrance of the tunnel for Roches and another siding that went under Barrack Street via a tunnel to Minch Norton. Outside Enniscorthy there were sidings for St. Johns Flour Mill and St. Johns Foundry and a siding at the headshunt for Kavanaghs Cement.

Enniscorthy was also where the locomotive No. 17 "Wicklow" left with a Cattle Special to Dublin Harcourt Street but was unable to stop and ran through the end wall and fell into Hatch Street, though it was not a serious accident and only injured the Driver who remained at his post in the cab and a horse on Hatch Street. This event became one of Ireland's famous rail accidents.

Services

The service from the station is:

Monday to Friday

Saturdays

Sundays

See also

References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/accessibility Archived 22 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Accessibility Website
  2. "Enniscorthy station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  3. Ordnance Survey Ireland
  4. Dublin and South Eastern Railway by Ernie Shepherd and Gerry Beesley

External links

External image
image icon Aftermath of the Harcourt Street crash
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Gorey   InterCity
Dublin-Rosslare railway line
  Wexford
O'Hanrahan
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