Kildare railway station
Location | Station Road, Kildare, County Kildare, R51 AW63 Ireland |
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Coordinates | 53°09′46″N 6°54′29″W / 53.162802°N 6.908111°WCoordinates: 53°09′46″N 6°54′29″W / 53.162802°N 6.908111°W |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Other information | |
Station code | KDARE |
Fare zone | E |
Key dates | |
1846 | Station opened |
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[]
The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.[2]
Services[]
show Dublin to Cork |
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show Dublin–Waterford |
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show Dublin to Galway/Westport |
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show South Western Commuter |
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Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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Dublin Heuston | InterCity Dublin-Cork Main Line |
Portarlington | ||
Intercity (Sundays only) |
Portarlington | |||
Newbridge | InterCity Dublin-Limerick |
Monasterevin | ||
Newbridge | InterCity Dublin-Galway |
Monasterevin | ||
Dublin Heuston or Newbridge (Sunday) |
InterCity Dublin-Westport/Ballina |
Portarlington | ||
Newbridge | InterCity Dublin-Waterford |
Athy | ||
Newbridge | Commuter South Western Commuter |
Monasterevin or Terminus |
Bus links[]
Passengers can also connect at the station to a shuttle bus service to Kildare Village shopping outlet.[3] 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.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Irish Rail Printable Timetables". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Kildare station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- ^ 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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- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Kildare
- Railway stations opened in 1846
- Kildare (town)
- 1846 establishments in Ireland
- Irish railway station stubs