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Kilcoole railway station

Kilcoole

Cill Chomhghaill
Iarnród Éireann
The name of the station i.e. Kilcoole, Cill Chomhghaill written in black font on white board with orange border on top and bottom. Another board with "Information" is written on white board above the name of the station. The board provides current time, and details of next train i.e. name and expected time of arrival. The details at the time of the picture are not clear. The picture is taken during the day.
Entrance to Kilcoole railway station
General information
Other namesKilcool and Newtownmountkennedy
LocationSea Road, Kilcoole, County Wicklow
Ireland
Coordinates53°6′23″N 6°2′28″W / 53.10639°N 6.04111°W / 53.10639; -6.04111
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking15
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKCOOL, 139
Fare zoneSuburban 5
History
ElectrifiedNo
Original companyDublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
30 October 1855Opened, as Kilcool and
Newtownmountkennedy
1880Renamed Kilcool
1890The original platform, seaward
side, washed away by sea
9 June 1947Goods services cease
30 March 1964Closed
8 June 1980Reopened as Kilcoole

Kilcoole railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Chill Chomghaill) is a railway station in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland. The station serves the village of the same name and the nearby village of Newtownmountkennedy.

History

The station was opened on 30 October 1855 by the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway as Kilcool.[1] The station was closed in 1964 due to a lack of resources or use. It reopened on 2 November 1980, renamed Kilcoole.

Location

The station is located on Kilcoole Beach, right beside the coastline. Kilcoole village is 1.6 km from the station, while Newtownmountkennedy is 6 km from the station.

Road transport

There is no public road transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stop is at Beechdale, located 900m from the station which is served by Dublin Bus routes 84/84a (Newcastle to Blackrock, via Bray Station) and 84X (Newcastle to Dublin, via UCD).[citation needed]

There is a free car-park, located to the west of the station's platform.

Facilities and services

Dublin to Rosslare
Year
closed
Dublin Connolly Luas
R. Liffey
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Grand Canal Dock
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Grand Canal Gasworks
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road
Dublin Suburban Rail
Ballsbridge Showground
Passengers 1941
Goods 1971
Serpentine Avenue
Sandymount
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Sydney Parade
Dublin Suburban Rail
Merrion
1934
Booterstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Williamstown
1841
Blackrock
Dublin Suburban Rail
Seapoint
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Salthill and Monkstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Kingstown Harbour (west pier)
1837
Dún Laoghaire Mallin
Carlisle Pier
1980
Sandycove Cutting
Sandycove
and Glasthule
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Glenageary
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Dalkey (Atmospheric)
1854
Dalkey
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Killiney Hill Tunnel
Obelisk Hill
1858
Killiney
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
moved
1882
Ballybrack
1863
1882
Shankill
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
MP 11 (to Pearse)
1958
MP 11 (to Harcourt St.)
Woodbrook Halt
1960
Bray
Bray Daly
Bray Cove Halt
1929
Bray Head Tunnel No.1
Bray Head Tunnel No.2
Bray Head Tunnel No.3
Bray Head Tunnel No.4
Greystones
Kilcoole
Newcastle
1964
Wicklow Murrough
1976
R. Vartry
Wicklow
Rathnew
1964
Glenealy
1964
Rathdrum
Avoca
1964
Woodenbridge Junction
1964
1945
Glenart platform
1925
(private halt for Earl Carysfort)
Arklow
Inch
1963
Gorey
Camolin
1963
Ferns
1977
Enniscorthy
R. Slaney
Enniscorthy Tunnel
Edermine Ferry
1963
1963
Macmine Junction
1963
Killurin
1963
Killurin Tunnel
Ferrycarrig Tunnel
Wexford (Carcur)
1872
Wexford
Wexford South
1977
Felthouse Junction
1910
Limerick-Rosslare Line
2010
Rosslare Strand
Kilrane
1963
Rosslare Europort
South Eastern
Commuter
Dublin Connolly Luas
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Grand Canal Dock
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Lansdowne Road
Sandymount
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Sydney Parade
Booterstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Blackrock
Seapoint
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Salthill and Monkstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Dún Laoghaire
Sandycove and Glasthule
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Glenageary
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Dalkey
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Killiney
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Shankill
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Woodbrook
Dublin Area Rapid Transit (planned)
Bray
Greystones
Kilcoole
Wicklow
Rathdrum
Arklow
Gorey

The station has one through platform and is unstaffed, has no ticket machine or toilet and is not wheelchair accessible.

The station is one of the least served on the whole Irish Rail network,[citation needed] with only a handful of trains per day. These include, on weekdays, four trains per day to Dublin Connolly (with one continuing to Dundalk) two to Rosslare Europort, one train to Wexford and one train to Gorey.[2] On Saturdays there are four trains to Connolly, (with one continuing to Dundalk) and three to Rosslare Europort.[2] On Sundays and bank holidays there are three trains in each direction.[2]

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Greystones   InterCity
Dublin-Rosslare railway line
limited service
  Wicklow
  Commuter
South Eastern Commuter
limited service
 
  Disused railways  
Greystones & Delgany   Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Dublin-Rosslare
  Newcastle
Line open, station closed

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kilcoole station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)