15/04/1856 | South Wales Railway Extended from Haverfordwest to Neyland. Steamer service by Ford and Jackson to Waterford begins. |
28/06/1864 | Waterford and Kilkenny Railway
Waterford and Limerick Railway Extended from Waterford [Newrath] to Waterford North. |
01/10/1867 | Waterford 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). |
01/07/1869 | Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Returns to using Waterford North with the resolution of the 'Battle of Newrath'. |
/ /1872 | Great Western Railway Takes over the steamer service from Neyland to Waterford from Ford and Jackson. |
/ /1883 | Waterford and Limerick Railway Extended from Waterford North to North Wharf as a single line. |
/ /1883 | Waterford and Kilkenny Railway
Waterford and Limerick Railway Doubled from Waterford North to Fiddown. Junction laid in again at Newrath Junction. |
/ /1884 | Waterford and Limerick Railway Waterford North to North Wharf doubled. |
/05/1899 | Mallow to Fermoy (Great Southern and Western Railway)
Fermoy and Lismore Railway
Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway Through services between Cork and Waterford begin. |
/ /1900 | Waterford North Entirely rebuilt with 1,210ft long through platform. Renamed Waterford North. |
/ /1901 | Waterford, 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. |
02/05/1904 | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Uses running powers from Waterford to Limerick Junction for goods. |
01/06/1904 | New 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. |
01/08/1906 | Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Opened for local service from Waterford to Wexford. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].) |
/06/1908 | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Ceases using running powers from Waterford to Limerick Junction for goods. |
/ /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].) |
17/09/1923 | Fishguard 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].) |
01/01/1924 | Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Re-opened between Rosslare and Waterford. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland].) |
/ /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). |
/ /1966 | Waterford and Limerick Railway Signalling upgraded for extra services with closure of the Waterford to Mallow route. |
27/03/1967 | Mallow 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. |
18/09/2010 | Fishguard 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].) |
31/08/2020 | Waterford and Limerick Railway Service restarted from Limerick Junction to Waterford having been suspended due to the Covid-19 crisis. |