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Duncormick railway station

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Duncormick

Dún Chormaic
General information
LocationDuncormick, County Wexford
Ireland
Coordinates52°14′32″N 6°40′04″W / 52.242267°N 6.667782°W / 52.242267; -6.667782
Elevation67 ft
History
Original companyWaterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1 August 1906Station opens
3 November 1975Station closes for goods traffic
6 September 1976Station closes to passengers

Duncormick railway station was located about 1.5 miles from the village of Duncormick in County Wexford, Ireland.

The station opened on 1 August 1906, and closed on 6 September 1976, with goods traffic having stopped the winter before.[1] Passenger trains continued to run past the site of the station until 18 September 2010 and the line is currently used on occasion for empty stock movements.

Bus Éireann route 381 from Wexford to Blackhall serves Duncormick on Tuesdays-only.[2]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wellington Bridge   Great Southern and Western Railway
Limerick-Rosslare
  Bridgetown

References

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  1. ^ "Duncormick station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)