Enniscorthy railway station

Enniscorthy Inis Córthaidh
Enniscorthy Station looking North
General information
Location	Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Y21 N289 Ireland
Coordinates	52.5044°N 6.5662°W / 52.5044; -6.5662
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	ECRTY
Fare zone	K
History
Original company	DSER
Post-grouping	GSR
Key dates
16 November 1863	Station opens

Enniscorthy railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Inis Córthaidh) is a railway station in County Wexford, Ireland. It is in the centre of the town of Enniscorthy.

Dublin to Rosslare
Year closed Dublin–Belfast Main Line Dublin–Sligo Main Line Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart R. Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Street railway works Grand Canal Dock Grand Canal Gasworks 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 (Atmospheric) 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 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 Wexford South 1977 Felthouse Junction 1910 Limerick-Rosslare Line 2010 Rosslare Strand Kilrane 1963 Rosslare Europort

Description

It has two platforms, a passing loop and a siding. The station is fully staffed. The far-side platform, accessible only by a footbridge, is used only when two trains pass.

History

The station opened on 16 November 1863. Originally there was a turntable behind the second platform which was used during the building of the tunnel under Enniscorthy town but was also used afterwards due to heavy traffic on Market Day. There was once an engine shed that was opposite of the present-day goods shed. Two water columns were at each end of the platforms and there was also a very long siding for loading cattle. There were also a number of sidings, including a siding for O'Donahoes behind the station building, a siding for Buttles Bacon Factory (which is now the site of the Enniscorthy Swimming Pool), a siding at the entrance of the tunnel for Roches and another siding that went under Barrack Street via a tunnel to Minch Norton. Outside Enniscorthy there were sidings for St. Johns Flour Mill and St. Johns Foundry and a siding at the headshunt for Kavanaghs Cement.

Enniscorthy was also where the locomotive No. 17 "Wicklow" left with a Cattle Special to Dublin Harcourt Street but was unable to stop and ran through the end wall and fell into Hatch Street, though it was not a serious accident and only injured the Driver who remained at his post in the cab and a horse on Hatch Street. This event became one of Ireland's famous rail accidents.

Services

The service from the station is:

Monday to Friday

• 5 trains per day to Dublin Connolly via Bray Daly (one continuing to Dundalk Clarke)
• 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

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

External links

External image
Aftermath of the Harcourt Street crash

• Irish Rail webpage of Enniscorthy station

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Gorey		InterCity Dublin-Rosslare railway line		Wexford O'Hanrahan