Bridgetown railway station or Bridgetown halt (Irish: Baile an Droichid[1]) served the village of Bridgetown, County Wexford, Ireland. It was unstaffed and accessible only via a picket gate.
Bridgetown Baile an Droichid  | |
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 Bridgetown station in 1993 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bridgetown,
Wexford, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°13′53″N 6°32′56″W / 52.23129°N 6.54901°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1906 | Station opens |
| 3 November 1975 | Station closes for goods traffic |
| 18 September 2010 | Station closes for passenger traffic |
History edit
The station opened on 1 August 1906[2] and closed on 18 September 2010.[3] The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann route 370 from Monday 20 September 2010:[4] Wexford Bus operate a shuttle bus service to Wexford and Kilmore Quay three times a day (two on Wednesday and no Sunday service).[5] A fourth service between Kilmore Quay and the town in each direction avoids the village. Infrequent Bus Éireann route 381 (Blackhall-Wexford) and 383 (Kilmore Quay-Wexford) also serve Bridgetown.[6][7]
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Wellingtonbridge Line and station closed |
InterCity Limerick-Rosslare Line |
Rosslare Strand | ||
| Duncormick Line and station closed |
Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Rosslare |
Killinick Line and station closed |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Baile an Droichid/Bridgetown". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Bridgetown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived Document" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Wexford Bus - Timetable". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Archived Document" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "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)
External links edit
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