Clonsilla railway station

Clonsilla
Location
Place	Clonsilla
Local authority	Fingal County Council
Operations
Station code	94
Platforms in use	2
History
1 September 1848	Station opens
2000	Station upgraded
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Clonsilla railway station is a railway station that serves Clonsilla, County Dublin, Ireland.

Services

It lies on the Dublin to Longford commuter route.^[1] The level crossing here is still a gate crossing, operated from a wheel in the signal cabin. As of 2nd September 2010 the reopened Dunboyne branch of the Western Commuter line branches off, just after the station. The station is one of the original four Western Commuter stations which became part of the line on its inception in November 1981, the others being Ashtown(opened January 1982), Leixlip Louisa Bridge, and Maynooth. Nowadays the station is served by services from Dublin Pearse to Maynooth and Longford and is the terminus of the Docklands branch services.

Description

The station opened on 1 September 1848 and was closed for goods traffic on 17 June 1963.^[2]. The footbridge at Clonsilla was originally located at the former railway station in Listowel, County Kerry but was relocated after the North Kerry line was abandoned in 1988.^[3] The station underwent an upgrade in 2000 that saw the platforms lengthened and a new station building being constructed.

Between here and Leixlip Confey is what's left of the old Lucan North station (also known as Coldblow) which closed on 8 October 1941. All that remains of the station is a small red brick building on the bank between the tracks and the canal. This building was a waiting room. The station was opposite this but has become a private residence and has been extended and renovated.

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Coolmine		Commuter Western Commuter (Mullingar Branch)		Leixlip Confey
		Commuter Western Commuter (Dunboyne Branch)		Dunboyne
		From 2015
Porterstown		DART Line 1 (Main Line)		Leixlip Confey
		DART Line 1 (Dunboyne Branch)		Hansfield
	Disused railways
Ashtown		Midland Great Western Railway Dublin-Galway/Sligo		Lucan North

See also

• Rail transport in Ireland

External links

• Station information from iarnrodeireann.ie
• Eiretrains - Clonsilla Station

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Clonsilla station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
3. ^ [2]

Coordinates: 53°22′59″N 6°25′23″W / 53.3830°N 6.4230°W / 53.3830; -6.4230