Bridgetown railway station

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Bridgetown

Baile an Droichid
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Bridgetown station in 1993
General information
Location Bridgetown, Wexford,
Ireland
Coordinates 52°13′53″N6°32′56″W / 52.23129°N 6.54901°W / 52.23129; -6.54901
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1 August 1906Station opens
3 November 1975Station closes for goods traffic
18 September 2010Station closes for passenger traffic

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.

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History

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]

Routes

Limerick–Rosslare
Year
closed
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Limerick Colbert
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to Foynes
2009
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BSicon CONTfq.svg
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Killonan
1963
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BSicon CONTfq.svg
BSicon eHST.svg
Boher
1963
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Dromkeen
1976
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Pallas Grean
1963
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Oola
1963
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BSicon cSTRq.svg
BSicon dHSTq.svg
BSicon kSTRc1.svg
BSicon KRZr.svg
BSicon kABZq+4.svg
BSicon lCONTf@Fq.svg
Limerick Junction
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Tipperary
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Bansha
1963
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BSicon HST.svg
Cahir
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Clonmel
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1967
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Kilsheelan
1963
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Carrick-on-Suir
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Fiddown and Portlaw
1855
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Grange
1963
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BSicon CONTfq.svg
BSicon exCONTgq.svg
BSicon eABZg+r.svg
1967
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Waterford West goods yard
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Waterford Plunkett
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BSicon exCONTfq.svg
1995
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BSicon exHST.svg
Campile
2010
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Ballycullane
2010
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Wellingtonbridge
2010
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Duncormick
1976
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Bridgetown
2010
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Killinick
1976
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Felthouse Junction
curve closed 1918
Dublin–
Rosslare Line
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Rosslare Strand
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Kilrane
1963
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Rosslare Europort
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
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

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References

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