Gorey railway station

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View of Gorey station looking south

Gorey railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghuaire) opened on 16 November 1863,^[1] and serves the town of Gorey in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. It consists of two platforms, one of which is on a passing loop. At present, the down loop is only signalled for workings in the Enniscorthy direction. There is a water tower, still used by occasional steam trains, present at the north end of the up platform. There is also a siding, which was formerly a loop, which was cut back to allow the platforms to be extended in early 2006. As of 2007, Gorey is served by six down trains and seven up trains, Monday to Friday, three of each being long distance Rosslare services. The commuter service is slightly less on Saturdays, with only the Rosslare services on Sundays.

Gorey is on the line from Dublin to Wexford and Rosslare. Most of the line is single track with loops at stations for trains to pass. Gorey is signalled so that either the loop can be used for trains to pass or the signal box can be closed and all trains use just the main platform. The timetable seems to suggest that only one of the station's four trains each way has to make use of the loop.