Wexford O'Hanrahan railway station is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in

Wexford Town Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 ...

County Wexford County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...

, Ireland.

Description

The station is part of the

Dublin–Rosslare railway line The Dublin-Rosslare Main Line is a main rail route between Dublin Connolly station and Rosslare Europort, where it connects with ferry services to the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. The line between Dublin and Greystones is electrified and ...

. It is staffed and fully accessible. It consists of a single platform and

passing loop A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...

. It had sidings, used in recent years by occasional permanent way trains. With the coming of the mini-CTC signalling system in April 2008, a passing loop was installed at the Dublin end of the station.

Onward bus services

Thirteen

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local bus routes serve the station: 11 routes terminate, and rail replacement route 370 to/from

Wellingtonbridge Wellingtonbridge (), also spelled Wellington Bridge, is a village in south County Wexford, Ireland. It lies some 24 km west of Wexford and 28 km east of Waterford, at the intersection of the R733 and R736 regional roads. It was his ...

and

Campile Campile () is a small village situated in County Wexford in the south of Ireland. It is south of the town of New Ross. As of the 2016 census, Campile had a population of 448 people. History Archaeological evidence of ancient settlement in ...

and route 132 to

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via

Carnew Carnew () is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is the most southerly town in Wicklow situated just a mile from the border with County Wexford. For historical reasons it has often been described as "a Protestant enclave". Location Car ...

Baltinglass Baltinglass, historically known as Baltinglas (), is a town in south-west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Carlow and County Kildare, on the N81 road. Etymology The town's Irish name, ''Be ...

and

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call. Routes 370 and 385 (to

Rosslare Strand Rosslare Strand, or simply Rosslare ( or 'middle wood'), is a village and seaside resort in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The name Rosslare Strand is used to distinguish it from the nearby community of Rosslare Harbour, site of t ...

) operate Mondays to Saturdays: the other routes operate on one or two days of the week, provide links to rural hamlets and villages such as

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Crossabeg Crossabeg or Crosabeg () is a small village in County Wexford, Ireland, just north of Wexford town. It contains The Forge Storytelling House, Foley's Pub, St Patrick, St Brigid and St Killian's Catholic church with adjoining cemetery and a prim ...

Curracloe Curracloe () is a village in County Wexford, a few miles northeast of the town of Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on the R742 road (Ireland), R742 Regional road (Ireland), regional road at the junction with R743 road (Ireland), R74 ...

Fethard-on-Sea Fethard-on-Sea or Fethard () is a village in southwest County Wexford in Ireland. It lies on the R734 road on the eastern side of the Hook peninsula, between Waterford Harbour and Bannow Bay. The village had a population of 311 as of the 20 ...

Kilmuckridge Kilmuckridge (), formerly Ford or The Ford, is a village in County Wexford in Ireland, near the Irish Sea coast. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 722 people, having more than tripled in size (from 235) in the 20 years since ...

and

Tacumshane Tacumshane () is a small village in the southeast of County Wexford, Ireland. It is located 15 km south of Wexford town. Name The official name of the village is Tacumshane. In Irish it is called ''Teach Coimseáin'' (House of Seán). Th ...

. The bus stop is at the front of the station. Wexford Bus provides four local bus routes, all operating Monday to Saturday inclusive. They link to Castlebridge,

Kilmore Quay Kilmore Quay () is a fishing village near Kilmore, in County Wexford, Ireland. As of 2016, it has a population of 372. It is a fishing village, but its leisure facilities such as sailing, and sea angling charters are also of economic importan ...

via

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and

. There is also a route serving different areas in the town. The stops are on Redmond Square.

History

The station opened on 17 August 1874. It was given the name O'Hanrahan on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of

Michael O'Hanrahan Michael O'Hanrahan ( ga, Mícheál Ó hAnnracháin; 16 January 1877 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish rebel who was executed for his active role in the 1916 Easter Rising. Background He was born as Michael Hanrahan in New Ross, County Wexford, Irela ...

, one of the executed leaders of the 1916

Easter Rising The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...

References

External links

Irish Rail webpage of Wexford station
{{commons Iarnród Éireann stations in County Wexford Railway stations in County Wexford Railway stations opened in 1874 Wexford, County Wexford

Description

Onward bus services

History

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