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Railway station in Kilcock, Ireland

Kilcock
Cill ChocaIarnród Éireann
Train passing the site of the 1850-1963 station
General information
LocationBridge Street, Kilcock, County Kildare
Ireland
Coordinates53°23′57″N 6°40′08″W / 53.39917°N 6.66889°W / 53.39917; -6.66889
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKCOCK
Fare zoneSuburban 5
Key dates
1847Station opened
1963Station closed
1998Station reopens

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

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.

History

Kilcock railway station in 2020.
Dublin-Sligo main line
Legend
Year
closed
Sligo Mac Diarmada
Sligo Quay freight terminal 2000
Ballysodare 1963
Ballisodare River
Sligo, Leitrim and
Northern Counties Rly
to
Enniskillen
1957
proposed Western
Railway Corridor
to
Limerick
1963
Collooney
Ballymote
Kilfree Junction 1963
to Ballaghaderreen 1963
Boyle
Carrick-on-Shannon
Drumsna 1963
River Shannon
Cavan and Leitrim Railway Cavan and Leitrim Railway
Dromod
Newtown Forbes 1963
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Street & Rathowen 1963
to Cavan 1959
Inny Junction 1931
Multyfarnham 1963
Clonhugh 1963
The Royal Canal
to Athlone 1964
Mullingar
Killucan 1963
Hill of Down 1963
River Boyne
Moyvalley 1963
to Edenderry 1931
Enfield
Ferns Lock 1963
Kilcock
Maynooth
Blakestown
Leixlip Louisa Bridge Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Leixlip Confey Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Lucan North 1941
Barberstown
Docklands branch
to M3 Parkway
Clonsilla Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Coolmine
Coolmine Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Castleknock Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Blanchardstown 1937
Navan Road Parkway Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Ashtown
Ashtown Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Pelletstown Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Reilly's Bridge 1847
Broombridge Luas
Liffey Junction
passengers 1937
goods 1977
Dublin Broadstone 1937
Glasnevin 1910
The Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter
Belfast–Dublin railway line
Docklands Dublin Suburban Rail
(Luas Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght and Saggart
Dublin-Rosslare railway line
to Rosslare Europort

Dublin Suburban Rail#Western Commuter = Western Commuter
Western Commuter
Legend
Dublin–Sligo Line
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Mullingar
Enfield
Kilcock
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield (serves Ongar)
Clonsilla
Coolmine
Castleknock
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Pelletstown
Broombridge Luas
to Liffey Junction
& Dublin Broadstone
(
closed
1937
)
The Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Docklands
(Luas Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
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. The current station, under Shaw Bridge, opened in 1998.

See also

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.

External links

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Maynooth   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo
  Enfield
  Commuter
Western Commuter
 
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