Rosslare Strand railway station explained

Rosslare Strand
Native Name:Stáisiún Trá Ros Láir
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Station Road, Rosslare, County Wexford, Y35 NA06
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:52.2718°N -6.3915°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Accessible:yes
Original:Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company
Postgroup:GSR
Years:24 June 1882
Events:Opened, as Rosslare
Years1:17 May 1889
Events1:Closed
Years2:6 August 1894
Events2:Reopened
Years3:18 September 2010
Events3:Services to Waterford cease
Years4:26 April 2014
Events4:Station becomes unmanned
Code:RLSTD
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:M

Rosslare Strand railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Thrá Ros Láir) is in Rosslare Strand, County Wexford, Ireland.It is the junction of the Dublin–Rosslare railway line and the Limerick–Rosslare railway line, the Rosslare Strand to Waterford section of which is currently not in use.

Description

A ticket machine is provided at the entrance and there are shelters on the platforms. There is also a small car park currently free of charge to rail users. Since spring 2014 the station has been unstaffed and the ticket office, waiting room, and toilets are no longer open.[1]

There is full accessibility to the first platform, with access to the second platform via a wicket gate or footbridge.[2]

There are two platforms, one on the passing loop. The mothballed South Wexford section of the Limerick-Rosslare railway line can be accessed only via the second platform, the junction being on the passing loop.

Mothballing of Rosslare Europort to Waterford Rail Section

The final Rosslare Europort to Limerick passenger service ran on Saturday 18 September 2010,[3] which saw the mothballing of most of the Rosslare Europort to Waterford section of track, except for the Waterford to Belview section which is used several times a week by freight trains.

Replacement bus service to Waterford

The rail service to Wellingtonbridge and Waterford is replaced by a revised Bus Éireann route 370 which caters for those affected by the suspension of the railway service.[4] The bus stop is located on Strand Road in the centre of Rosslare Strand around five minutes on foot from the rail station.

History

The station opened, as Rosslare, on 24 June 1882. Renamed Rosslare Strand in 1906.[5]

Prior to track modifications in 1973 it was possible to access the Waterford line from both platforms.[6]

A signal cabin was at the Wexford end of the main platform.

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosslare strand becoming unmanned.
  2. http://www.irishrail.ie/accessibility Irish Rail Accessibility Website
  3. http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/general_news.asp?action=view&news_id=900{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-04-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111220180910/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf . 20 December 2011 .
  5. Web site: Rosslare Strand . Railscot - Irish Railways . 7 September 2007.
  6. Web site: Report of Inquiry into the collision that occurred at Rosslare Strand Station on 13th August, 1974 . RSC . 25 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071118180505/http://rsc.ie/uploads/rsc/Rosslare_Strand%2C_Inquiry_Report_of_Accident_on_13th_August_1974.pdf . 18 November 2007 .
  7. Web site: REPORT OF INQUIRY INTO THE COLLISION THAT OCCURRED AT ROSSLARE STRAND STATION ON 13th AUGUST 1974 . Department of Transport and Power . The Stationery Office via Rail Accident Investigation Unit . March 1975 . 16 May 2014.