Arklow railway station

Arklow An tInbhear Mór
Arklow Station looking North in 2008
Location	Saint Mary's Road, Arklow, County Wicklow, Y14 YD89 Ireland
Coordinates	52°47′38″N 6°9′35″W / 52.79389°N 6.15972°W / 52.79389; -6.15972Coordinates: 52°47′38″N 6°9′35″W / 52.79389°N 6.15972°W / 52.79389; -6.15972
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	ARKLW
Fare zone	G
History
Opened	16 November 1863
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station Rathdrum   InterCity Dublin-Rosslare railway line   Gorey   Commuter South Eastern Commuter   Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Woodenbridge   Dublin and South Eastern Railway Dublin-Rosslare   Inch

Arklow railway station (Irish: Stáisiún an tInbhear Mór) is a railway station in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.

The 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 CIÉ as a result of the Transport Act, 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945, then to Iarnród Éireann on 2 February 1987.

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.

Waiting 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.

The service from the station is:

Monday to Friday

Saturdays

Sundays