Rosslare Europort railway station

Rosslare Europort railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Chalafort Ros Láir) serves Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland. The station is owned and operated by Iarnród Éireann and is the southern terminus of the Dublin–Rosslare railway line.

Rosslare Europort

Calafort Ros Láir
The "New" Rosslare Europort railway station in April 2008 after Irish Rail moved the station to the former turntable sidings.
LocationRosslare Europort, County Wexford, Y35 PH4X
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates52.2512°N 6.3378°W / 52.2512; -6.3378
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Bus routes040, 132, 370, 379, 385, 387
Bus operatorsBus Éireann Local Link
ConnectionsStena Line
Irish Ferries
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeRLEPT
Fare zoneM
History
Original companyD&SER
Post-groupingGSR
Key dates
30 August 1906Station opens
1989New station building opens
2008Station rebuilt
18 September 2010Services to Waterford cease

Description

There is only one platform and a runaround loop. There is a turntable, used on occasional by preserved steam locomotives.

The station is staffed but has no ticket office. There is a ticket machine at the entrance to the platform. The single platform is accessible only via a ramp.[1]

Passenger facilities consist of a waiting shelter with seat. There is also a small car park - chargeable.

The station is a seven-minute walk from the ferry terminal in the open air along a specially marked path.

Ferry connections

Overnight

The 04:00 ferry arrival from Fishguard has a train connection at 05:35 Monday-Friday (07:20 Saturdays; 09:40 Sundays), and the 18:10 sailing to Fishguard has a connecting train daily arriving at 16:32.

Daytime

The 16.25 ferry arrival has a daily onward train connection at 17:30 Monday-Friday (17:55 Saturdays; 18:05 Sundays). At present no train connects into the 08.00 sailing to Fishguard though Local Link bus route 387 provides a service from Wexford and Rosslare Strand.[2][3]

France

Several sailings to and from Cherbourg in France can also be conveniently accessed by the rail services to and from Rosslare Europort. The seasonal ferry route to Roscoff in France ceased in September 2018 but reopened by Brittany Ferries in 2020.

Connection to Waterford

Until 18 September 2010 (inclusive) there was also a single daily train each way to and from Waterford. It is now replaced by a revised Bus Éireann Route 370 service via Wellingtonbridge.[4] This bus service and the small number of other bus services from the port depart and arrive at the bus stops in front of the terminal building.

History

The old Rosslare Europort station opened on 30 August 1906[5] and closed on Monday 14 April 2008. The last service train to depart being the 07:40 to Dublin Connolly, worked by a six-car 2800 Class railcar set.

  • Certificate of the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company
  • IÉ 2706 at Rosslare harbour in 2004
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Rosslare Strand   InterCity
Dublin-Rosslare Line		   Terminus
 Ferry services
Terminus   Stena Line
Ferry		   Fishguard
Harbour
    Cherbourg
Maritime
Terminus   Irish Ferries
Ferry		   Pembroke Dock
Terminus   Brittany Ferries
Ferry		   Roscoff
Disused railways
Disused railways
Rosslare Strand   InterCity
Limerick-Rosslare Line		   Terminus

See also

References
  1. "Accessibility" (PDF). Irish Rail.
  2. https://locallink.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/March-2017Wexford-Route-387-6pp-DL-March-2017-FINAL-Web.pdf
  3. http://www.irishrail.ie/media/08_dublin-rosslare.pdf
  4. "(untitled)" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011.
  5. "Rosslare Harbour" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
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