General information | |
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Location | Clonsilla Road, Dublin 15, D15 YA36 Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°22′59″N6°25′23″W / 53.383°N 6.423°W |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 2 |
Bus routes | 2 |
Bus operators | Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland |
Connections |
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Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Other information | |
Station code | CLSLA |
Fare zone | Suburban 2 |
Key dates | |
1 September 1848 | Station opened |
17 June 1963 | Station closes for freight services |
2000 | Station refurbished |
2012 | Station upgraded |
Clonsilla railway station is a railway station that serves Clonsilla, in Fingal, Ireland.
The station underwent an upgrade in 2000 that saw the platforms lengthened and a new station building being constructed.
The ticket office is open from 06:00 AM to 14:00 PM, Monday to Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
In 2012, the station was further upgraded with a new footbridge and escalator, refurbished station building, new platform surfaces and construction of platform 3. Platform 3 is used for a shuttle train service between Clonsilla and M3 Parkway.
The level crossing here is still a gated crossing, operated from a wheel in the signal cabin.
The station opened on 1 September 1848 and was closed for goods traffic on 17 June 1963. The footbridge at Clonsilla was originally located at the former railway station in Listowel, County Kerry. [1] Between here and Leixlip Confey is what is 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.
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.
On 2 September 2010, the original Dunboyne branch line reopened as the M3 Parkway commuter branch line. The junction is just to the west of Clonsilla station.
Western Commuter |
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Clonsilla station lies on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth and the Dublin Docklands to M3 Parkway (peak times only Monday to Friday) commuter routes.
All nonpeak time services to Hansfield, Dunboyne, and M3 Parkway are via shuttle train service from Clonsilla at platform 3 only. Travel to Dublin City at nonpeak times for a Hansfield, Dunboyne or M3 Parkway customer means to transfer to a Maynooth to Dublin Connolly service. [2]
InterCity trains from Dublin Connolly to Sligo do not stop at Clonsilla.
Dublin Bus 39 and L52 services stop outside the station providing connections with the Blanchardstown area and Lucan. [3]
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Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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Coolmine | Commuter Western Commuter | Leixlip Confey | ||
Coolmine (Peak times only) Terminus (Off peak) | Commuter Western Commuter Via (M3 Parkway Branch) | Hansfield | ||
Proposed | ||||
Porterstown | DART Line 1 | Leixlip Confey | ||
DART Navan Branch | Hansfield | |||
Disused railways | ||||
Ashtown | Midland Great Western Railway Dublin-Galway/Sligo | Lucan North Line open, station closed |