Athy railway station

Athy
General information
Other names	Baile Átha Í
Location	County Kildare
Managed by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Key dates
4 August 1856	Station opens
6 September 1976	Station closes to goods
Unknown date	Station closes to passengers
14 February 1985	Station reopens

Athy railway station serves the town of Athy in County Kildare. The single track north and south of the station splits to provide two platforms. Platform 1, next to the station building, car park and pedestrian entrance, is used where possible for passenger services; only when two trains are in the station simultaneously is Platform 2 used. At the southern end of the station a branch to the Tegral factory begins, but this is no longer used.

Due to the rapid growth of Athy itself, this station has seen considerable growth in passenger numbers. In 2004 the mechanical signalling system was replaced. In 2007 the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains, a development which included the demolition of the signal box. In July 2008, planning permission was granted for the refurbishment of the partially-derelict station building itself.

History

Opened by the Great Southern and Western Railway, the station was amalgamated into the Great Southern Railways. The line was then nationalised, passing to the Coras Iompair Éireann with the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945. It passed on to Iarnród Éireann in 1986. The station opened on 4 August 1846 and closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.

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References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.