Killinick railway station
Killinick railway station served the villages of Killinick, Orristown and Assally in County Wexford, Ireland.
Killinick Cill Fhionnóg | |
|---|---|
| Location | Killinick, County Wexford Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52.261744°N 6.458049°W |
| Elevation | 17 ft |
| History | |
| Original company | Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours |
| Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1906 | Station opens |
| 3 November 1975 | Station closes for goods traffic |
| 6 September 1976 | Station closes to passengers |
| 1979 | Excursions cease |
The station opened on 30 August 1906 as Orristown Junction. It was renamed to Assally Junction and finally to Killinick. The station closed in 1976. Excursions had stopped by 1979.[1]
Local Link route 387 serves Killinick village several times a day each way linking it to Wexford, Rosslare Strand and Rosslare Europort. Wexford Bus also serve the village several times each weekday on their route between Wexford and Rosslare Strand.[2] It is also served on Fridays-only by Bus Éireann route 378 (Churchtown to Wexford).[3][4]
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Rosslare |
Rosslare Strand | ||
| Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Wexford |
Wexford South |
References
- "Killinick" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- http://wexfordbus.com/timetables/wexford-to-rosslare/
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://locallink.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/March-2017Wexford-Route-387-6pp-DL-March-2017-FINAL-Web.pdf
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