Clonsilla railway station

Clonsilla Cluain Saileach
A push-pull train of former CIÉ 2600 Class railcars at Clonsilla in 1982
General information
Location	Clonsilla Road, Dublin 15, D15 YA36 Ireland
Coordinates	53°22′59″N 6°25′23″W / 53.383°N 6.423°W / 53.383; -6.423
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Bus routes	2
Bus operators	Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	39 L52
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.

Description

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.

History

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.

Services

v t e 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 to Liffey Junction & Dublin Broadstone ( closed 1937 ) The Royal Canal Dublin Heuston Drumcondra Docklands ( Spencer Dock) The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse

Clonsilla station lies on the

Dublin Bus 39 and L51 services stop outside the station providing connections with the Blanchardstown area and Lucan.^[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Rail transport in Ireland

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clonsilla railway station.

• Irish Rail Clonsilla Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Coolmine		Commuter Western Commuter		Leixlip Confey
Coolmine (Peak times only) Terminus (Off peak)		Commuter Western Commuter Via (M3 Parkway Branch)		Hansfield
	Future
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