Waterford railway station

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Plunkett Station Waterford Iarnród Éireann
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°W / 52.266; -7.117Coordinates: 52°15′58″N 7°07′01″W / 52.266°N 7.117°W / 52.266; -7.117
Operations
Station code 50
Platforms in use 4
History
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
Regional Rail Services from Waterford
Head station
Dublin Heuston Luas
Stop on track
Hazelhatch and Celbridge
Stop on track
Sallins and Naas
Stop on track
Newbridge (Republic of Ireland)
Stop on track
Kildare
Stop on track
Athy
Station on track
Carlow
Stop on track
Muine Bheag
Stop on track
Kilkenny
Stop on track
Thomastown
Limerick Junction
Head station Straight track
Tipperary
Stop on track Straight track
Cahir
Stop on track Straight track
Clonmel
Stop on track Straight track
Carrick-on-Suir
Stop on track Straight track
Straight track Straight track
Unknown BSicon "xCPICle" Left side end station of cross-platform interchange
Waterford Plunkett
Campile
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Ballycullane
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Wellingtonbridge
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Bridgetown
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Unknown BSicon "xABZrg" Continuation to left
Dublin-Rosslare line
Rosslare Strand
Stop on track
End station Pier
Rosslare Europort

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

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 Iarnród Éireann Following station
Thomastown   Intercity
Dublin-Waterford
  Terminus
Carrick on Suir   Commuter
Limerick Junction-Waterford
  Terminus
Disused railways
Carrick on Suir   Intercity
Limerick-Rosslare
  Campile

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf
  2. ^ "Waterford station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-07. 
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