Enniscorthy railway station

View of Enniscorthy station looking north

Enniscorthy railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Inis Córthaidh) is in County Wexford, Ireland.

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.

Dublin to Rosslare Line

Legend Trans-Dublin Line Western Commuter Line 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 Harcourt Street line Bray Daly Bray Cove Halt Greystones Kilcoole Newcastle Wicklow Rathnew Glenealy Rathdrum Avoca Shillelagh branch line Woodenbridge Junction Arklow Inch Gorey Camolin Ferns Enniscorthy Edermine Ferry Dublin to Waterford (DSE) line Macmine Junction Killurin Wexford O'Hanrahan Wexford South Limerick-Rosslare line Rosslare Strand Kilrane Rosslare Europort

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 opposite 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 was also a number of sidings, A siding for O'Donahoes was behind the station building, a siding for Bussetts 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 was sidings for St. Johns Flour Mill and St. Johns Foundry and also a siding at the head shunt 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 became one of Ireland's famous rail accidents.

External links

External images

Aftermath of the Harcout Street crash

• Irish Rail webpage for Enniscorthy station

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