Kildare railway station

Kildare

Cill Dara
Kildare; Cill Dara
General information
Location	Station Road, Kildare, County Kildare, R51 AW63; Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°09′46″N 6°54′29″W / 53.162802°N 6.908111°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	KDARE
Fare zone	E
Key dates
1846	Station opened

Kildare railway station is a railway station on the Dublin to Cork Railway line and Dublin commuter service.^[1]

It is also the changing-point for passengers to/from services to Waterford.

It has three tracks, one for through services and two platforms. As the first major station on the south- and west-bound line from Heuston station, it is served, or at least passed-through, by a large number of trains. It is also used by timber trains and container trains travelling between Waterford and County Mayo to run round.

History

The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.^[2]

Services

Dublin–Cork

to Dublin Connolly & The Point

Liffey Railway Bridge

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght & Saggart

Inchicore Works

Park West and Cherry Orchard †

Clondalkin/Fonthill †

Kishoge

unused

Lucan (south)

1947

Adamstown †

Hazelhatch and Celbridge †

Straffan

1947

Sallins and Naas †

to Tullow

1947

Newbridge †

Curragh Racecourse

1977

Curragh Mainline

1999

Kildare †

Dublin–Waterford Line

Monasterevin †

Portarlington †

Dublin–Westport/Galway line

Portlaoise

to Mountmellick

1947

Conniberry Junction

to Kilkenny

1962

Laois Traincare Depot

Mountrath

1976

Limerick–Ballybrophy line

Ballybrophy

Lisduff

1963

Templemore

Thurles

to Clonmel

1963

Goold's Cross

1976

to Cashel

1954

Dundrum

1976

Limerick–Rosslare line

to Limerick Colbert and Rosslare

Limerick Junction

Emly

1963

Knocklong

1977

Kilmallock

1977

to Limerick

1967

Charleville

Buttevant

1977

Waterford–Mallow line

1967

Mallow

Mallow–Tralee Line

Mourne Abbey

1963

Rathduff

1976

Blarney (GSW)

1963

Kilnap Viaduct

Cork railway tunnel

Summerhill

1893

Cork Kent

Cork–Cobh/Midleton line

† Not served by services from Dublin to Cork

Dublin–Waterford

to Dublin Connolly & The Point

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght & Saggart

Lucan (south)

1947

Adamstown

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

1947

1977

Curragh Mainline

1999

Kildare

to Cork and Westport/Galway

M7 motorway

Kildangan

1963

Athy

Mageney

1963

Carlow

Milford

1963

Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown)

to Palace East

1963

River Barrow

Gowran

1963

to Portlaoise

1963

Kilkenny

Lavistown loop line

Bennetsbridge

1965

Thomastown

River Nore

Ballyhale

1963

Mullinavat

1963

Kilmacow

1963

to Limerick

to Mallow

1967

Waterford West goods yard

Waterford Plunkett

to Rosslare

2010

Dublin to
Galway/Westport

Legend

Year

closed

Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Connolly

Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly & The Point

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght & Saggart

Inchicore Works

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

1947

Dublin–Waterford line

Monasterevin

Portarlington

Dublin to Cork line

Tullamore

Horseleap Branch

to Mullingar

1964

Clara

Athlone

Ballinasloe

Woodlawn

Attymon

Western Railway Corridor

to Limerick

to Collooney

Manulla Junction

Exchange

only

to Achill

1937

Westport Quay

1978

South Western
Commuter

Legend

Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock

Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly or The Point

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght or Saggart

Inchicore

Works

(planned)

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

Dublin–Waterford Line

to Waterford

Dublin–Westport/Galway Line

to Westport or Galway

Portlaoise

Permanent way depot

Conniberry Junction

Togher Inland Port (planned)

Portlaoise Traincare Depot

M7 motorway

Dublin–Cork Line

to Cork Kent

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or
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or
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Bus links

Passengers can also connect at the station to a shuttle bus service to Kildare Village shopping outlet.^[3] On days of racing there is a shuttle bus to Curragh Racecourse. South Kildare Community Transport also serve the station providing links to Milltown, Nurney and Kildangan.^[4]

References

^ http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables
^ "Kildare station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
^ http://www.kildarevillage.com/en/plan-your-visit/getting-here/train Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Kildare village how to get there
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Kildare Station website

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[1] ttp://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Rail Printable Timetables

[2] "Kildare station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.

[3] ttp://www.kildarevillage.com/en/plan-your-visit/getting-here/train Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Kildare village how to get there

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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History

Services

Bus links

See also

References

External links