Owned by Iarnród Éireann Structure type At-grade Fare zone G Province Leinster | Operated by Iarnród Éireann Station code ARKLW Opened 16 November 1863 Owner Iarnród Éireann Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Saint Mary's Road, Arklow, County Wicklow, Y14 YD89
Republic of Ireland Address Station Rd, Abbeylands, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland Similar Rathdrum railway station, Wicklow railway station, Gorey railway station, Kilcoole railway station, Bray Daly railway station | ||
Arklow railway station (Irish: Stáisiún an tInbhear Mór) is a railway station in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.
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History
The station opened on 16 November 1863.
Opened by the Dublin and South Eastern Railway the station was part of the Great Southern and Western Railway then absorbed into the Great Southern Railway by the Railways (Great Southern) Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme of 12 November 1924.
The station passed to CIÉ as a result of the Transport Act, 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945, then to Iarnród Éireann on 2 February 1987.
As with other stations between Wicklow and Rosslare Europort, semaphore signalling and ETS operation ceased here in April 2008. A colour-light signal existed here in semaphore days, having been installed in 1977.
Accidents and incidents
Description
Waiting facilities include three covered shelters, one on platform 1 and two on platform 2. There is a waiting room next to the ticket office in the station building on platform 1. A pay-and-display carpark is in the former goods yard, with capacity for 150 vehicles and a covered bicycle parking area.
The station is staffed full-time.
It has two platforms, one on the passing loop.
Services/Routes
The service from the station is:
Monday to Friday
Saturdays
Sundays