South East on Track welcomes the new late night Wexford-Gorey service which launched this week….
This connection provides public transport within Wexford later in the evening, while also facilitating rail travel to Dublin and Wicklow on the Gorey-Connolly service launched last year.
The new service is testament to the public engagement from Wexford in recent Iarnród Éireann consultations, which have seen services increased.
Iarnród Éireann CEO Jim Meade met with South East on Track late last year and assured us that the late night service was being looked at, and that there will be further increases in service when more staff come onboard. It’s great to see the first part of his pledge delivered this week.
As well as providing a commuter option for those working later in and around Wexford Town or Enniscorthy, this service can also serve the hospitality sector in both towns.
The 21:25 departure is the perfect chance to take in a meal or an evening out in the town, and leave the car at home. We hope that local businesses will make their patrons aware of this new service.
Further, the new timetable now provides for a slightly later last departure from Rosslare Europort in the evening at 17:55.
This allows for those arriving on Stena Line’s 17:30 arrival at the port to take the train. Stena Line already offers Sail and Rail via Rosslare and we are calling on them and Iarnród Éireann to work together to promote and facilitate the growing numbers of tourists who wish to access the region without flying.
During Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024, increased rail services between Dublin/Arklow and Wexford facilitated thousands of patrons. We are calling on the Fleadh 2025 organisation team and Iarnród Éireann to facilitate visitors from the UK and further afield via rail and ferry by facilitating some form of rail connection from Rosslare to a point south of the quays in Wexford Town.
Jason Redmond
From Gorey, Jason is the owner of Wexford Weekly. He is also a post-primary English and History teacher.
We need more late night trains from enniscorthy to Dublin and Dublin to enniscorthy, so people enjoy day out and coming home from work, and hospital, please put late nights train on ,Thank you
I think it’s great and maybe think about opening the station at Inch between Arklow and Gorey as there are at least 5/10 mobile home parks in that area between Castletown & Ballymoney that would benefit from it.
We need more late night trains from gorey to Dublin and Dublin to gorey, so people enjoy day out and coming home from work, and hospital, please put late nights train on ,Thank you
Where is timetable,would have been nice to put a link up.