Gorey railway station

Gorey railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghuaire) is a railway station located in Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland.

Gorey Guaire
Gorey Station looking South
Location	Railway Road, Gorey, County Wexford, Y25 PY58 Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	52.6712°N 6.2922°W / 52.6712; -6.2922
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	GOREY
Fare zone	H
History
Original company	Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1846	Station opens

Services/routes

The service from the station is:

Monday to Friday

• 5 trains per day to Dublin Connolly via Bray Daly (one continuing to Dundalk Clarke arriving in Gorey at 6:45am)
• 4 trains per day to Rosslare Europort
• 1 train per day to Wexford O'Hanrahan

Saturdays

• 4 trains per day to Dublin Connolly via Bray Daly (one continuing to Dundalk Clarke)
• 3 trains per day to Rosslare Europort

Sundays

• 3 trains per day to Dublin Connolly via Bray Daly
• 3 trains per day to Rosslare Europort

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Arklow		InterCity Dublin-Rosslare		Enniscorthy
Arklow		Commuter South Eastern Commuter		Terminus
	Disused railways
Inch Line open, station closed		Dublin and South Eastern Railway Dublin-Rosslare		Camolin Line open, station closed

Description

The station is staffed and only the near-side platform is wheelchair-accessible.[1]

It consists of two platforms, one on the down passing loop. The loop is signalled only in the Enniscorthy direction. There is a water tower, still used by occasional steam trains, at the north end of the up platform. There is also a siding, formerly a loop, cut back to allow the platforms to be extended in early 2006.

Most of the line from Dublin to Wexford and Rosslare is single track with passing loops at stations. When the signal box is open the loop can be used, otherwise trains use the main platform. Prior to the installation of mini-CTC on the line in April 2008, it was not normally possible for northbound trains to use the loop, as it was only signalled in the Rosslare direction. This led to some awkward shunting arrangements when a locomotive-hauled train terminated. The timetable suggests that only one train each way has to use of the loop.

History

The station was opened on 16 November 1863.[2]

In popular culture

The station is featured in the eponymous 1980s book of poetry, "Train to Gorey" by Liz O’Donoghue.

External links

• Irish Rail webpage of Gorey station

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

Dublin to Rosslare
Year closed Dublin–Belfast Main Line Dublin–Sligo Main Line Dublin Connolly for Dublin Airport Luas Red Line   R. Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse for Dublin Airport Grand Canal Street railway works 1925 Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Ballsbridge Showground Passengers 1941 Goods 1971 Serpentine Avenue Sandymount Sandymount Sydney Parade Sydney Parade Merrion Gates Merrion 1934 Booterstown Williamstown 1841 Blackrock Seapoint Salthill and Monkstown Kingstown Harbour (west pier) 1837 Dún Laoghaire Mallin Carlisle Pier 1980 Sandycove Cutting Sandycove and Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey (Athmospheric) 1854 Dalkey Killiney Hill Tunnel Obelisk Hill 1858 Killiney moved 1882 Ballybrack 1863 1882 Shankill MP 11 (to Pearse) Shanganagh Junct., to Harcourt St. 1958 MP 11 (to Harcourt St.) 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 (limited service) 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 O'Hanrahan Wexford South 1977 Felthouse Junction 1910 Limerick-Rosslare Line 2010 Rosslare Strand Kilrane 1963 Rosslare Europort

South Eastern Commuter
Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill and Monkstown Dun Laoghaire Mallin Sandycove and Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (planned) Bray Daly Greystones Kilcoole (limited service) Wicklow Rathdrum Avoca (planned) Arklow Gorey Dublin–Rosslare Line

1. http://www.irishrail.ie/accessibility Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Accessibility Website
2. "Gorey station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.