Bridgetown railway station
Station in County Wexford, Ireland
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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.
Ireland
Bridgetown Baile an Droichid  | |||||
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Bridgetown station in 1993 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bridgetown,
Wexford, Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 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 | ||||
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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
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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 | ||
