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Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station

Coordinates: 53°22′12″N 6°30′25″W / 53.3699°N 6.5069°W / 53.3699; -6.5069
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Leixlip Louisa Bridge

Léim an Bhradáin Droichead Louisa
Iarnród Éireann
General information
LocationStation Road, Leixlip, County Kildare, W23 NH33
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53°22′12″N 6°30′25″W / 53.3699°N 6.5069°W / 53.3699; -6.5069
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeLXLSA
Fare zoneSuburban 3
Key dates
1 September 1848Station opens as Louisa Bridge and Leixlip
1851Station renamed Leixlip
2 July 1990Station renamed Leixlip Louisa Bridge
2000Station upgraded

Leixlip Louisa Bridge is a railway station which serves Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland. It is one of two stations serving the town, the other being Leixlip Confey. Both stations lie on the Dublin to Maynooth commuter route.[1] It is one of the few stations in the Iarnród Éireann network in which the station building is located directly over the platforms, on a bridge (Dún Laoghaire railway station also follows this design).

Location and access

The station is located west of the town centre, on the R148 regional road.

History

A 29000 Class DMU (29020) on a Western Commuter service to Maynooth

Originally named Louisa Bridge & Leixlip when it opened on 1 September 1848 the station was known simply as Leixlip from 1851,[2] until the opening of Leixlip Confey railway station in 1990.

The station was upgraded to two platforms as part of the Western Commuter upgrade project in the early 2000s. At the same time it was reconstructed to be disability-friendly. The previous station building is now a dwelling house. The 1980s concrete block station building remains, albeit out of use, and is the only remaining station building of this style from the 1980s re-opening of the Western Commuter line.

See also

References

  1. ^ Irish Rail Printable Timetables Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine[full citation needed]
  2. ^ "Leixlip Louisa Bridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.

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