Gorey railway station

Gorey Guaire
Gorey Station looking South
Location	Railway Road, Gorey, County Wexford, Y25 PY58 Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	52°40′16″N 6°17′32″W / 52.6712°N 6.2922°W / 52.6712; -6.2922Coordinates: 52°40′16″N 6°17′32″W / 52.6712°N 6.2922°W / 52.6712; -6.2922
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	GOREY
Fare zone	H
Key dates
1846	Station opens

Gorey railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghuaire) is in County Wexford, Ireland.

The service from the station is:

Monday to Friday

Saturdays

Sundays

The station is staffed and only the near-side platform is wheelchair-accessible.

It consists of two platforms, one on the down passing loop. The loop is signalled only in the Enniscorthy direction. There is a water tower, still used by occasional steam trains, at the north end of the up platform. There is also a siding, formerly a loop, cut back to allow the platforms to be extended in early 2006.

Most of the line from Dublin to Wexford and Rosslare is single track with passing loops at stations. When the signal box is open the loop can be used, otherwise trains use the main platform. Prior to the installation of mini-CTC on the line in April 2008, it was not normally possible for northbound trains to use the loop, as it was only signalled in the Rosslare direction. This led to some awkward shunting arrangements when a locomotive-hauled train terminated. The timetable suggests that only one train each way has to use of the loop.

The station was opened on 16 November 1863. Gorey might become the terminus for the line, possibly by 2018, as Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority plan to close down the Gorey to Rosslare section of the line to save money.