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Waterford Plunkett
Stáisiún PhluincéidIarnród Éireann
Waterford Plunkett railway station
General information
LocationTerminus Street, Waterford, County Waterford, X91 A2PV,
Ireland
Coordinates52°15′58″N 7°07′01″W / 52.266°N 7.117°W / 52.266; -7.117
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeWFORD
Fare zoneN
Dublin–Waterford
Legend
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Connolly
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Connolly & The Point
Dublin Heuston Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght & Saggart
Inchicore Works
Park West and
Cherry Orchard
Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter
M50-IE confirmatory.svg M50
Clondalkin/Fonthill Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter
Kishoge
Lucan (south) 1947
Adamstown Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter
Hazelhatch and Celbridge Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter
Grand Canal
Straffan 1947
Sallins and Naas Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter
River Liffey
Newbridge
Curragh Racecourse 1977
Curragh Mainline 1999
Kildare
to Cork and Westport/Galway
M7 motorway
Kildangan 1963
Athy
Mageney 1963
Carlow
Milford 1963
Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown)
to Palace East 1963
River Barrow
Gowran 1963
to Portlaoise 1963
Kilkenny
Lavistown loop line
Bennetsbridge 1965
Thomastown
River Nore
Ballyhale 1963
Mullinavat 1963
Kilmacow 1963
to Limerick
to Mallow 1967
Waterford West goods yard
Waterford Plunkett
to Rosslare 2010
Limerick–Rosslare
Legend
Year
closed
Limerick Colbert
to Foynes 2009
Western Railway Corridor
to Galway
Killonan 1963
Limerick–Ballybrophy line
Boher 1963
Dromkeen 1976
Pallas Grean 1963
Oola 1963
Dublin–Cork line
Limerick Junction
Tipperary
Bansha 1963
River Suir
Cahir
Clonmel
to Thurles 1967
Kilsheelan 1963
Carrick-on-Suir
Fiddown and Portlaw 1855
Grange 1963
Dublin–Waterford line
Mallow–Waterford line 1967
Waterford West goods yard
Waterford Plunkett
to New Ross 1995
River Barrow
Campile 2010
Ballycullane 2010
Wellingtonbridge 2010
Duncormick 1976
Bridgetown 2010
Killinick 1976
Felthouse Junction
curve closed 1918
Dublin–
Rosslare Line
Rosslare Strand
Kilrane 1963
Rosslare Europort
Regional Rail Services
from Waterford
Legend
Dublin Heuston Luas
Hazelhatch and Celbridge
Sallins and Naas
Newbridge
Limerick Colbert Kildare
Limerick Junction Athy
Tipperary Carlow
Cahir Muine Bheag
Clonmel Kilkenny
Carrick-on-Suir Thomastown
Waterford Plunkett
Campile
Ballycullane
Wellingtonbridge
Bridgetown
Dublin-Rosslare line
Rosslare Strand
Rosslare Europort

Waterford railway station (Plunkett Station, Irish: Stáisiún Phluincéid) is a railway station which serves the city of Waterford in County Waterford, Ireland. The station is located across Rice Bridge on the north side of the city.

There are two bays at the west end of the station. These are platform 5 and 6 respectively. The main platform is quite long and due to a crossover it can be operated as two platforms if necessary. The eastern end is platform 3, the western end being platform 4. A large signal cabin is situated across the running lines. The station area is still currently controlled by semaphore signals.

Services

The station is a significant interchange. It is the terminus for InterCity services from Dublin Heuston and InterCity services from Limerick Junction. Travel to Limerick Junction provides onward connections to Cork, Killarney, Tralee, Limerick, Ennis, Athenry and Galway.

There are seven daily trains in each direction between Waterford - Dublin Mondays to Saturdays inclusive. One extra Dublin to Waterford train runs Friday only and one extra Waterford to Dublin train runs Friday and Saturday only. On Sundays there are four trains each way. The fastest of these trains being the 07.10 Waterford - Dublin which completes the journey in exactly 1 hour and 48 minutes.

There are two trains each way between Waterford - Limerick Junction Mondays to Saturdays inclusive. There is no Sunday service on this line. Until 19 January 2013 (inclusive) there were three trains each way. However, the late-morning Waterford to Limerick Junction and early-afternoon Limerick Junction to Waterford trains are now discontinued.

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Thomastown   InterCity
Dublin-Waterford railway line
  Terminus
Carrick-on-Suir   InterCity
Limerick-Rosslare railway line
  Terminus
  Disused railways  
Carrick on Suir   InterCity
Limerick Junction-Waterford
  Campile
Grange   Great Southern and Western Railway
Limerick-Rosslare railway line
  Campile

Rail replacement bus to Rosslare Europort

Until 18 September 2010 (inclusive), there was one daily return train between Waterford and Rosslare, after which time passenger trains on the line were suspended. The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann Route 370 service from 20 September 2010. However, the replacement bus service does not serve the railway station, the nearest stop being the bus station a walk of several minutes. In 2021, the transport minister Eamon Ryan said the government were reviewing the line with a possibility of re-opening it.

Facilities

The station has a booking office, ticket vending machines, shop, waiting areas, toilets and a car park.

Freight

The station is directly rail connected to Waterford Port (Belview). A freight yard is located at the Dublin/Limerick end of the station, served by freight traffics such as cement and timber which travel to and from Dublin Port and Ballina.

History

The station opened on 26 August 1864 as Waterford North. It was renamed Plunkett on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Joseph Plunkett, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.

Future Development

As part of the Waterford North Quay SDZ Scheme the present station will be closed and a new station opened on the North Quays. The new station will be part of a "Transport Hub" with bus station and other transport infrastructure. A new sustainable transport bridge (bus, cycle and pedestrian bridge) will link the transport hub to the other side of river/Waterford city centre.

Statistics

Year Daily Passenger Exit and Entry Change
2012 937 NA
2013 482 Decrease 455
2014 990 Increase 508
2015 868 Decrease 122
2016 867 Decrease 1

Gallery

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "New Rail Timetable for 2013 - Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Waterford - Wexford line confirmed for all-island strategic rail review". Waterford News and Star. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. "Waterford (Plunkett) - Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  7. "Iarnród Éireann Freight". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  8. "North Quay SDZ" (PDF). www.waterfordcouncil.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Census report" (PDF). www.nationaltransport.ie. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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