Kilcock railway station

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Kilcock

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Train passing the site of the 1850-1963 station
General information
LocationBridge Street, Kilcock, County Kildare
Ireland
Coordinates 53°23′57″N6°40′08″W / 53.39917°N 6.66889°W / 53.39917; -6.66889
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKCOCK
Fare zone Suburban 5
Key dates
1847Station opened
1963Station closed
1998Station reopens

Kilcock railway station serves the town of Kilcock in County Kildare, Ireland.

Contents

It is a station on the Dublin Connolly to Longford Commuter service and Dublin to Sligo InterCity service. Passengers change at Maynooth to travel to stations on the Dublin to Maynooth and Dublin to M3 Parkway Commuter services. [1]

History

Kilcock railway station in 2020. Kilcock railway station.jpg
Kilcock railway station in 2020.
Dublin-Sligo main line
Year
closed
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Sligo Quay freight terminal
2000
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Ballysodare
1963
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Ballisodare River
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1957
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1963
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Collooney
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Ballymote
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Kilfree Junction
1963
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1963
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Boyle
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Carrick-on-Shannon
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Drumsna
1963
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Dromod
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Newtown Forbes
1963
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Longford
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Edgeworthstown
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Street & Rathowen
1963
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to Cavan
1959
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Inny Junction
1931
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Multyfarnham
1963
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Clonhugh
1963
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1964
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Mullingar
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Killucan
1963
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Hill of Down
1963
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Moyvalley
1963
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to Edenderry
1931
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Enfield
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Ferns Lock
1963
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Kilcock
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Maynooth
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Blakestown
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Leixlip Louisa Bridge
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Leixlip Confey
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Lucan North
1941
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Barberstown
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Clonsilla
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Coolmine
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Coolmine
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Castleknock
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Blanchardstown
1937
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Navan Road Parkway
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Ashtown
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Ashtown
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Pelletstown
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Reilly's Bridge
1847
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Broombridge
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Liffey Junction
passengers 1937
goods 1977
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Dublin Broadstone
1937
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Glasnevin
1910
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Drumcondra
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Dublin Connolly Luas simple logo.svg
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Western Commuter
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Longford
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Edgeworthstown
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Mullingar
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Enfield
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Kilcock
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Maynooth
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Leixlip Louisa Bridge
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Leixlip Confey
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M3 Parkway
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Dunboyne
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Hansfield (serves Ongar)
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Clonsilla
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Coolmine
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Castleknock
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Navan Road Parkway
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Ashtown
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Pelletstown
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Broombridge
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Drumcondra
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Docklands
( Luas simple logo.svg Spencer Dock)
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Dublin Connolly Luas simple logo.svg
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Tara Street
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Dublin Pearse

The first station opened on 28 June 1847, and was replaced by a new station on 1 July 1848, which closed to regular passenger traffic on 10 November 1947. [2] The current station, under Shaw Bridge, opened in 1998. [3]

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References

  1. "Train Timetables by Route". Iarnród Éireann . Archived from the original on 2 April 2019.
  2. "Kilcock station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  3. "Rail station at Kilcock opens". The Irish Times . 3 November 1998. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
Preceding station Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann Following station
Maynooth   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo
  Enfield
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