Arklow railway station
Arklow railway station is a railway station in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.HistoryThe Station opened on 16 November 1863.Opened by the Dublin and South Eastern Railway the station was part of the Great Southern and Western Railway then absorbed into the Great Southern Railway by the Railways (Great Southern) Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme of 12 November 1924.The station passed to Coras Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945, then to Iarnród Éireann in 1986.As with other stations between Wicklow and Rosslare Europort, semaphore signalling and ETS operation ceased here in April 2008. A colour-light signal existed here in semaphore days, having been installed in 1977.DescriptionWaiting facilities include three covered shelters, one on platform 1 and two on platform 2. There is a waiting room next to the ticket office in the station building on platform 1. A pay and display carpark is in the former goods yard, with capacity for 150 vehicles and a covered bicycle parking area.The station is staffed full time.It has two platforms, one on the passing loop.
