Clondalkin railway station
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Clondalkin/Fonthill railway station serves the suburb of Clondalkin
in County Dublin
. It is served by South Western Commuter
services. It opened on 13 October 2008,. and is located on the R113 road
(in particular, the section known as the Fonthill Road), west of Clondalkin
, between Ronanstown and the Nangor Road.
The station has four through platforms, although not all are currently in service pending completion of the Kildare Route Project, a major project to upgrade the South Western Commuter line.
Under Transport 21, Clondalkin/Fonthill will interchange with a station of the planned Dublin Metro
's Metro West line called Fonthill.
The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed to passengers on 20 January 1947 and for goods traffic on 9 June 1947. It re-opened for passengers when the South Western Commuter service (originally known as Arrow) began on 16 May 1994.
The station again closed after the final train on 12 October 2008.
Clondalkin
-Today:Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 43,929 in 2006. Retail facilities include Tesco Ireland- and Dunnes Stores-led shopping centres, and Aldi and Lidl stores on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively, and the village centre is a base for...
in County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
. It is served by South 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. It opened on 13 October 2008,. and is located on the R113 road
R113 road
The R113 road is a regional road in Ireland. Located in the east of Ireland at Dublin, it forms a semi-orbital route around the south of the city. As of 2007, clockwise, it starts at the N31 at Temple Hill in Blackrock and ends at a junction with the N4 at Palmerstown.The road is one of the...
(in particular, the section known as the Fonthill Road), west of Clondalkin
Clondalkin
-Today:Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 43,929 in 2006. Retail facilities include Tesco Ireland- and Dunnes Stores-led shopping centres, and Aldi and Lidl stores on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively, and the village centre is a base for...
, between Ronanstown and the Nangor Road.
The station has four through platforms, although not all are currently in service pending completion of the Kildare Route Project, a major project to upgrade the South Western Commuter line.
Under Transport 21, Clondalkin/Fonthill will interchange with a station of the planned Dublin Metro
Dublin Metro
The Dublin Metro is a proposed metro system for the city of Dublin. The first two lines were set out in the Irish Government's 2005 Transport 21 transport plan: they are known as Metro North and Metro West...
's Metro West line called Fonthill.
Clondalkin railway station
The station replaced the former Clondalkin railway station, located less than 1 km east of the new station on the South Western Commuter line, at Cloverhill Industrial Estate.The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed to passengers on 20 January 1947 and for goods traffic on 9 June 1947. It re-opened for passengers when the South Western Commuter service (originally known as Arrow) began on 16 May 1994.
The station again closed after the final train on 12 October 2008.