Waterford

Location type

Station


Names and dates

Waterford (1864-1878)
Waterford North (1878-1908)
Waterford (1908-)

Opened on the Waterford and Limerick Railway.

Opened on the New Ross and Waterford Line (Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway).






Dates

15/04/1856South Wales Railway
Extended from Haverfordwest to Neyland. Steamer service by Ford and Jackson to Waterford begins.
28/06/1864Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Waterford and Limerick Railway
Extended from Waterford [Newrath] to Waterford North.
01/10/1867Waterford and Kilkenny Railway
Takes over its own working and ceases using Waterford North due to access charges, changing to first Waterford [Newrath] (and then a new temporary station Newrath Common when the Waterford and Limerick Railway objected).
01/07/1869Waterford and Kilkenny Railway
Returns to using Waterford North with the resolution of the 'Battle of Newrath'.
  /  /1872Great Western Railway
Takes over the steamer service from Neyland to Waterford from Ford and Jackson.
  /  /1883Waterford and Limerick Railway
Extended from Waterford North to North Wharf as a single line.
  /  /1883Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Waterford and Limerick Railway
Doubled from Waterford North to Fiddown. Junction laid in again at Newrath Junction.
  /  /1884Waterford and Limerick Railway
Waterford North to North Wharf doubled.
  /05/1899Mallow to Fermoy (Great Southern and Western Railway) Fermoy and Lismore Railway Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway
Through services between Cork and Waterford begin.
  /  /1900Waterford North
Entirely rebuilt with 1,210ft long through platform. Renamed Waterford North.
  /  /1901Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Absorbed by Great Southern and Western Railway. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway granted running powers from Waterford to Limerick. Midland Great Western Railway (who had opposed the merger) granted running powers from Athenry to Limerick, used for a passenger train, goods and cattle trains until 1911.
02/05/1904Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Uses running powers from Waterford to Limerick Junction for goods.
01/06/1904New Ross and Waterford Line (Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway)
Line opened. An alteration to the former Waterford and Limerick Railway goods line to North Wharf is used to access Waterford North station from the east. With this opening the DW&WR changes its name in 1907.
01/08/1906Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours
Opened for local service from Waterford to Wexford. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].)
  /06/1908Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Ceases using running powers from Waterford to Limerick Junction for goods.
  /  /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].)
17/09/1923Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours
Steamer service restarts. Rosslare to Waterford not re-opened as Taylorstown Viaduct not yet replaced and Barrow Viaduct not usable. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].)
01/01/1924Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours
Re-opened between Rosslare and Waterford. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].)
  /  /1963Bagenalstown 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).
  /  /1966Waterford and Limerick Railway
Signalling upgraded for extra services with closure of the Waterford to Mallow route.
27/03/1967Mallow to Fermoy (Great Southern and Western Railway) Fermoy and Lismore Railway Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway
Waterford (excluded) to Mallow (excluded) via Lismore closed. Trains diverted via Limerick Junction.
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].)
31/08/2020Waterford and Limerick Railway
Service restarted from Limerick Junction to Waterford having been suspended due to the Covid-19 crisis.