Gorey railway station

Gorey Guaire
Gorey station in 2001, looking south
General information
Location	Railway Road, Gorey, County Wexford, Y25 PY58 Ireland
Coordinates	52.6712°N 6.2922°W / 52.6712; -6.2922
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	GOREY
Fare zone	H
History
Original company	Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1863	Station opens

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 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 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

South Eastern Commuter
Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill and Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Sandycove and Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (planned) Bray Greystones Kilcoole Wicklow Rathdrum Arklow Gorey Dublin–Rosslare Line

Gorey railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghuaire) is a railway station in the town of Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland. It is on the Dublin–Rosslare line.

Services/routes

The service from the station is:

Monday to Friday

• 6 trains per day to Dublin Connolly (one continuing to Dundalk Clarke departing Gorey at 0643hrs)
• 4 trains per day to Rosslare Europort
• 1 train per day to Wexford O'Hanrahan

Saturdays

• 4 trains per day to Dublin Connolly (one continuing to Dundalk Clarke)
• 3 trains per day to Rosslare Europort

Sundays

• 3 trains per day to Dublin Connolly
• 3 trains per day to Rosslare Europort

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Arklow		InterCity Dublin-Rosslare		Enniscorthy
Arklow		Commuter South Eastern Commuter		Terminus
	Disused railways
Inch Line open, station closed		Dublin and South Eastern Railway Dublin-Rosslare		Camolin Line open, station closed

Description

The station is staffed with a small waiting room and ticket office. Only Platform 1 (the platform nearest the entrance) is wheelchair-accessible.

It consists of two platforms, one on the down passing loop. There is a water tower, still used by occasional steam trains, at the north end of Platform 1. There is also a siding, formerly a loop, cut back to allow the platforms to be extended in early 2006. This is regularly used when there are engineering works on the line.

Most of the line from Dublin to Wexford and Rosslare is single track with passing loops at stations. When the signal box is open the loop can be used, otherwise trains use the main platform. Prior to the installation of mini-CTC on the line in April 2008, it was not normally possible for northbound trains to use the loop, as it was only signalled in the Rosslare direction. This led to some awkward shunting arrangements when a locomotive-hauled train terminated. The timetable suggests that only one train each way has to use of the loop.

The station's car park has an electric vehicle charging facility, with spaces for 2 EVs.

History

The station was opened on 16 November 1863.

In popular culture

The station is featured in the eponymous 1980s book of poetry, "Train to Gorey" by Liz O’Donoghue.

External links

• Irish Rail webpage of Gorey station

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland