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Closed station in County Wexford, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Killinick railway station served the village of Killinick and the surrounding areas in County Wexford, Ireland.
Killinick Cill Fhionnóg | |
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General information | |
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]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bridgetown | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Rosslare |
Rosslare Strand | ||
Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Wexford |
Wexford South |
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