Arklow railway station
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Arklow railway station (Template:Langx) is a railway station in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.
History
The station opened on 16 November 1863.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
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External links
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- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Wicklow
- Railway stations in County Wicklow
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1863
- Arklow