Liffey Bridge (Phoenix Park Tunnel)
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The Liffey Railway Bridge is a rail bridge spanning the River Liffey
near Dublin Heuston railway station
in Dublin, Ireland
.
The bridge is a wrought iron
box truss
structure, and joins lines from Heuston Station to Connolly Station
through the Phoenix Park
tunnel.
It is used regularly for freight traffic, and by certain limited special passenger services on match days to carry GAA
fans from southern lines to Connolly for Croke Park
.
In recent years, rail transport planners (and interest groups such as Platform 11
) have debated the use of the route over the Liffey Railway Bridge and through the Phoenix Park tunnel to link the traditionally operationally separate lines which terminate at Heuston and at Connolly.
River Liffey
The Liffey is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water, and a range of recreational opportunities.-Name:The river was previously named An Ruirthech,...
near Dublin Heuston railway station
Dublin Heuston railway station
Dublin Heuston , commonly called Heuston Station , is one of Ireland's main railway stations, serving the south, southwest and west. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann , the national railway operator...
in Dublin, 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 bridge is a wrought iron
Wrought iron
thumb|The [[Eiffel tower]] is constructed from [[puddle iron]], a form of wrought ironWrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon...
box truss
Box truss
A box truss is a structure composed of three or more chords connected by transverse and/or diagonal structural elements.-Application:Box trusses are commonly used in certain types of aircraft fuselages, electric power pylons, large radio antennas, and many bridge structures...
structure, and joins lines from Heuston Station to Connolly Station
Dublin Connolly railway station
Dublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station , is one of the main railway stations in Dublin, Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. Opened in 1844 as Amiens Street Station, the ornate facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre...
through the Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park is an urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying 2–4 km west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its 16 km perimeter wall encloses , one of the largest walled city parks in Europe. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the seventeenth...
tunnel.
It is used regularly for freight traffic, and by certain limited special passenger services on match days to carry GAA
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
fans from southern lines to Connolly for Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
.
In recent years, rail transport planners (and interest groups such as Platform 11
Platform 11
Rail Users Ireland is a rail transport pressure group in Ireland whose agenda is centred on the idea that there is an economic case for expanding rail transport in Ireland through better utilization of existing infrastructure with only justified expansion of existing routes...
) have debated the use of the route over the Liffey Railway Bridge and through the Phoenix Park tunnel to link the traditionally operationally separate lines which terminate at Heuston and at Connolly.