Killinick
Location type
Station
Name and dates
Killinick (1906-1976)
Opened on the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].
Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Dates
| / /1898 | Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Contract for the 'South Wexford Line' to Robert McAlpine to build the line from Rosslare to Abbey Junction [Waterford], with a curve from Killinick to Felthouse Junction (Waterford and Wexford Railway) and the connection from Suirbridge Junction to Grace Dieu Junction west of Waterford. Large bridges required: Suir Viaduct (1,210ft) and Barrow Viaduct (2,131ft, Ireland's longest bridge). Rosslare Pier to be extended by Charles Brand of Glasgow. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].) |
| / /1910 | Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Waterford to Wexford service altered to run via Rosslare Strand (requiring a reversal in Rosslare). Killinick to Felthouse Junction falls out of use. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].) |
| / /1911 | Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Killinick to Felthouse Junction closed. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].) |
