Kildare railway station
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Railway station in Ireland
Kildare Cill Dara | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Kildare, County Kildare, R51 AW63 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°09′46′′N 6°54′29′′W / 53.162802°N 6.908111°W / 53.162802; -6.908111 | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Bus routes | 1 | ||||
| Bus operators | TFI Local Link | ||||
| Connections | 883 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KDARE | ||||
| Fare zone | E | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1846 | Station opened | ||||
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Kildare railway station is a railway station on the Dublin to Cork Railway line and Dublin commuter service.[1] [failed verification ]
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
[edit ]The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.
Dublin–Waterford | ||
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| Dublin Heuston Luas | ||
| Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter | ||
M50-IE confirmatory.svg M50
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| Clondalkin/Fonthill Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter | ||
| Kishoge Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter | ||
| Lucan (south) | 1947
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| Adamstown Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter | ||
| Hazelhatch and Celbridge Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter | ||
| Straffan | 1947
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| Sallins and Naas Dublin Suburban Rail#South Western Commuter | ||
| Newbridge | ||
| Curragh Racecourse | 1977
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| Curragh Mainline | 1999
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| Kildare | ||
| Kildangan | 1963
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| Athy | ||
| Mageney | 1963
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| Carlow | ||
| Milford | 1963
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| Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) | ||
to Palace East
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1963
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| Gowran | 1963
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to Portlaoise
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1963
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| Kilkenny | ||
| Bennetsbridge | 1965
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| Thomastown | ||
| Ballyhale | 1963
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| Mullinavat | 1963
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| Kilmacow | 1963
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to Limerick
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to Mallow
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1967
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Waterford West goods yard
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| Waterford Plunkett | ||
to Rosslare
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2010
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Dublin to Galway/Westport | ||
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Year closed | ||
| Dublin Heuston Luas | ||
Inchicore Works
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| Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter | ||
| Clondalkin/Fonthill Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter | ||
| Kishoge Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter | ||
| Adamstown Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter | ||
| Hazelhatch and Celbridge Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter | ||
| Straffan | 1947
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| Sallins and Naas Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter | ||
| Newbridge | ||
| Kildare | ||
| Monasterevin | ||
| Portarlington | ||
| Tullamore | ||
| Horseleap Branch to Mullingar
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1964
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| Clara | ||
| Athlone | ||
| Ballinasloe | ||
| Woodlawn | ||
| Attymon | ||
| Athenry | ||
| Oranmore | ||
| Galway | ||
| Roscommon | ||
| Castlerea | ||
| Ballyhaunis | ||
| Claremorris | ||
to Collooney
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| Manulla Junction Exchange only | ||
| Foxford | ||
| Ballina | ||
| Castlebar | ||
| Westport | ||
| to Achill | 1937
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| Westport Quay | 1978
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South Western Commuter | ||
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| Dublin Heuston Luas | ||
| Inchicore
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| Works | ||
| Clondalkin/Fonthill | ||
| Kishoge | ||
| Adamstown | ||
| Hazelhatch and Celbridge | ||
| Sallins and Naas | ||
| Newbridge | ||
| Kildare | ||
| Monasterevin | ||
| Portarlington | ||
| Portlaoise | ||
Permanent way depot
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Conniberry Junction
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Togher Inland Port (planned)
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Portlaoise Traincare Depot
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Bus links
[edit ]Passengers can also connect at the station to a shuttle bus service to Kildare Village shopping outlet.[2] 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.[3]
Services
[edit ]| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Heuston | InterCity Mallow–Tralee line (Sundays only) |
Portarlington | ||
| Newbridge | InterCity Dublin-Limerick line |
Monasterevin | ||
| Newbridge | InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line |
Monasterevin | ||
| Newbridge | InterCity Dublin-Waterford railway line |
Athy | ||
| Newbridge | Commuter South Western Commuter |
Monasterevin or Terminus | ||
Gallery
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An IE 071 class locomotive brings Mk3 coaching stock into Kildare station forming the 14.05 Dublin - Cork passenger service.18 September 1988
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Stopping train to Dublin, Kildare station 9 June 1997
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A test train is calling at the up platform as a light engine (left) waits on the up main line.28 May 1984
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Kildare railway station on the Dublin to Cork mainline looking towards Dublin.22 March 2006
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Outside view of Kildare railway station
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Irish Rail Printable Timetables". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019.
- ^ http://www.kildarevillage.com/en/plan-your-visit/getting-here/train Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Kildare village how to get there
- ^ "South Kildare Community Transport Bus Timetable" (PDF). June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
External links
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