Wellingtonbridge railway station
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Wellingtonbridge railway station served the town of Wellingtonbridge
and nearby Maudlintown in County Wexford
, Ireland
. It was staffed and had an island platform
; it was not wheelchair-accessible. It had the only passing loop
on the closed Waterford-Rosslare section of the Limerick–Rosslare railway line. The station was used for loading of sugar beet trains until the last sugar factory (at Mallow) after the 2005 season.
The station opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18 September 2010.The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann Route 370 service from Monday 20th September, 2010: Infrequent Bus Éireann Route 372 (New Ross-Foulksmills-Wexford) and 373 (New Ross-Fethard-on-Sea-Wexford) also serve Wellingtonbridge:
Wellingtonbridge
Wellingtonbridge , also spelled Wellington Bridge, is a village in south County Wexford, Ireland. It lies some 24 km west of Wexford and 28 km east of Waterford, at the intersection of the R733 and R736 regional roads...
and nearby Maudlintown in County Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It was staffed and had an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
; it was not wheelchair-accessible. It had the only passing loop
Passing loop
A passing loop is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing directions can pass each other. Trains/trams in the same direction can also overtake, providing that the signalling arrangement allows it...
on the closed Waterford-Rosslare section of the Limerick–Rosslare railway line. The station was used for loading of sugar beet trains until the last sugar factory (at Mallow) after the 2005 season.
The station opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18 September 2010.The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann Route 370 service from Monday 20th September, 2010: Infrequent Bus Éireann Route 372 (New Ross-Foulksmills-Wexford) and 373 (New Ross-Fethard-on-Sea-Wexford) also serve Wellingtonbridge: