Rosslare Strand

Location type

Station


Names and dates

Rosslare (1882-1889)
Rosslare (1894-1906)
Rosslare Strand (1906-)

Opened on the Waterford and Wexford Railway.

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

  /  /1898Fishguard 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].)
  /  /1910Fishguard 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].)
18/09/2010Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours
Closed to passengers between Waterford and Rosslare Strand. Bridgetown [Wexford], Wellingtonbridge, Ballycullane and Campile closed. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].)

Books


An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways