RAILSCOT | Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway

Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway

Introduction

This line is closed. The company opening the line bought, repaired and re-opened the Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway creating a new through route. However it failed to built the portion to New Ross and Waterford and suffered financial instability. Having been itself purchased the route west was completed and it became part of a Waterford to Wexford line.

Dates

/ /1866	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Incorporated. Act allows purchase of the closed Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway and its extension to Macmine Junction on the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway.
/ /1870	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Opened throughout, but to a temporary Macmine [1st] station as the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway was not extended south of Enniscorthy yet. A service, by road, to Wexford operated from Sparrowland. Service operated by Great Southern and Western Railway.
/ /1874	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Great Southern and Western Railway continues operating the service, having withdrawn the previous year due to condition of the line.
/01/1876	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Bought by Great Southern and Western Railway.
01/03/1876	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway operates line.
/ /1877	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Absorbed by Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (the portion south of Ballywilliam) and Great Southern and Western Railway.
/ /1885	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Great Southern and Western Railway works line west of Ballywilliam. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway works line east of Ballywilliam.
/ /1887	New Ross Branch (Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway) Branch opened from Palace East to New Ross. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway asks the Great Southern and Western Railway to take over the Ballywilliam to Palace East (a portion of the former Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway) operation (refused at this time).
01/10/1902	Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Great Southern and Western Railway extends its operation of the line from Ballywilliam to Palace East.
/ /1931	Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway Closed to passengers between Bagenalstown and Palace East.
/ /1963	Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway Waterford, New Ross and Wexford Junction Railway New Ross Branch (Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway) New Ross and Waterford Line (Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway) Bagenalstown to Palace East closed. Closed to passengers between Waterford, New Ross and Macmine Junction. Closed between New Ross (excluded) and Macmine Junction (excluded).