Castleknock railway station
Encyclopedia
Castleknock is a railway station in Blanchardstown
, Dublin 15, Ireland
.The station opened on 2 July 1990.
It lies on the Dublin to Longford
commuter route and is served by Western Commuter
services from Pearse Station
to Maynooth
and Docklands
to Clonsilla
.
The station has two through platforms. It originally featured a portacabin booking office, however a permanent station building was constructed (and the platforms lengthened) as part of the upgrade of the Western Commuter service in 2000.
Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown is a large suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Castleknock. It is located 10 km north-west of the city centre. The suburb is in the Dublin 15 postal area, the Dublin West electoral constituency, and Fingal County...
, Dublin 15, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.The station opened on 2 July 1990.
It lies on the Dublin to Longford
Longford
Longford is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 7,622 according to the 2006 census. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town. Longford town is also the biggest town in the county...
commuter route and is served by Western Commuter
Dublin Suburban Rail
The Dublin Suburban Rail network, , is a railway network that serves the city of Dublin, Ireland, most of the Greater Dublin Area and outlying towns...
services from Pearse Station
Dublin Pearse railway station
Dublin Pearse, also known as Pearse Station , located on Westland Row in the Southside in Dublin, Ireland, is Ireland's busiest railway station and an important commuter terminus for the Dublin area.-Services:...
to Maynooth
Maynooth
Maynooth is a town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to a branch of the National University of Ireland, a Papal University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St. Patrick's College...
and Docklands
Docklands railway station
Docklands Station is a new railway station serving the Dublin Docklands area in Ireland owned by Córas Iompair Éireann planned as part of the Government Transport 21 initiative....
to Clonsilla
Clonsilla
Clonsilla is a suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland.-Location and access:Originally a small village in its own right, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburban area, with Ongar and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities...
.
The station has two through platforms. It originally featured a portacabin booking office, however a permanent station building was constructed (and the platforms lengthened) as part of the upgrade of the Western Commuter service in 2000.