Waterford railway station
Plunkett Station Waterford  |
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| Waterford | |
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| Waterford railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Waterford, Rice Bridge |
| Local authority | Waterford |
| Coordinates | 52°15′58″N 7°07′01″W / 52.266°N 7.117°WCoordinates: 52°15′58″N 7°07′01″W / 52.266°N 7.117°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | 50 |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
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| Iarnród Éireann - Ireland railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
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Waterford railway station (Plunkett Station) serves the city of Waterford in County Waterford, Ireland. The station is a significant interchange, serving as a terminus for InterCity services from Dublin Heuston and Arrow services from Limerick. In addition, it is the terminus of the InterCity line from Limerick which previously continued to Rosslare. There are two bays at the west end of the station. A large signal cabin is situated across the running lines. The station area is still currently controlled by semaphore signals. A freight yard is located at the Dublin/Limerick end of the station, served by freight traffics such as cement and timber.
[edit] Services
There are eight daily trains between Waterford - Dublin.
There are three daily trains between Waterford - Limerick Junction.
Until 18 September 2010, there was one daily return train between Waterford and Rosslare, after which time the line closed.The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann Route 370 service from Monday 20th 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[1]
[edit] Gallery
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Looking west
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Looking east
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The signal cabin
The station opened on 26 August 1864.[2] It was given the name Plunkett on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Joseph Plunkett, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Thomastown | Intercity Dublin-Waterford |
Terminus | ||
| Carrick on Suir | Commuter Limerick Junction-Waterford |
Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Carrick on Suir | Intercity Limerick-Rosslare |
Campile | ||
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf
- ^ "Waterford station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
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