Arklow railway station () is a

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Arklow Arklow ( ; ; ) is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the Battle of Arklow, bloodiest battles ...

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...

, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 16 November 1863. Opened by the

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the station was part of the Great Southern & Western Railway then absorbed into

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by the Railways (Great Southern) Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme of 12 November 1924. The station passed to

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as a result of the Transport Act, 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945, then to

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on 2 February 1987. As with other stations between

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; ) is the county town of County Wicklow in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the east of Ireland, south of Dublin. According to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had ...

and

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, 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

On 3 October 1979, a passenger train and a freight train were involved in a head-on collision. Twenty-nine people were injured.

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 car park 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

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Services/routes

The service from the station is: ''Monday to Friday'' *6 trains per day to

Dublin Connolly Connolly station () or Dublin Connolly is the busiest railway station in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterCity, Enterprise and commuter services to ...

(one continuing to Dundalk Clarke) *4 trains per day to

*1 train per day to

Wexford O'Hanrahan Wexford railway station (O'Hanrahan Station, ) is a railway station located in Wexford Town in County Wexford, Ireland. Description The station is part of the Dublin–Rosslare railway line. It is staffed and fully accessible. It consists of ...

*1 train per day to

Gorey Gorey () is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main N11 road (Ireland), M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the Gorey railway station, railway network along the same route. Local newspape ...

. ''Saturdays'' *4 trains per day to

(one continuing to Dundalk Clarke) *3 trains per day to

''Sundays'' *3 trains per day to

*3 trains per day to

Transport

TFI Local Link (Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow division) bus route 800 operates to Carlow IT from the station 4 times a day (3 on Sundays). Additionally, a number of

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bus routes stop at Main Street, which is located 500 m from the station.

References

Sources

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External links

Irish Rail webpage of Arklow stationFacebook page of Arklow station
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