Liffey Junction
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Liffey Junction is a former railway station and junction
on the erstwhile Midland Great Western Railway
in Dublin, Ireland
.
The station opened in 1864 upon the opening of the Liffey Line from this point to the River Liffey at the North Wall, Dublin. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1937 upon the concurrent closure of the line from Broadstone to Liffey Junction, such traffic being rerouted to Pearse Station (then Westland Row). The station remained in use until 1977 for cattle traffic and afterwards was used as a wagon storage point.
Today, most of the features of this station have disappeared. Those that remain include the water tower between the trackbed of the mainline and the Liffey Line branch (now part of the Dublin - Sligo
line) fronting onto the Royal Canal, the down side loading bank and traces of the up side island platform. There is also a water column.
There was a carriage shed located between the Liffey Line and the Royal Canal. This area remains distinguishable today as a triangular shaped area on the north eastern side of the Liffey Line bridge over the Royal Canal. The Midland Great Western Railway
's creosoting
plant was also located here.
Liffey Junction railway station finally closed on 18 January 1937.
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
on the erstwhile Midland Great Western Railway
Midland Great Western Railway
The Midland Great Western Railway was the third largest Irish gauge railway company in Ireland. It was incorporated in 1845 and absorbed into the Great Southern Railway in 1924. It served part of Leinster, County Cavan in Ulster and much of Connaught...
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 station opened in 1864 upon the opening of the Liffey Line from this point to the River Liffey at the North Wall, Dublin. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1937 upon the concurrent closure of the line from Broadstone to Liffey Junction, such traffic being rerouted to Pearse Station (then Westland Row). The station remained in use until 1977 for cattle traffic and afterwards was used as a wagon storage point.
Today, most of the features of this station have disappeared. Those that remain include the water tower between the trackbed of the mainline and the Liffey Line branch (now part of the Dublin - Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
line) fronting onto the Royal Canal, the down side loading bank and traces of the up side island platform. There is also a water column.
There was a carriage shed located between the Liffey Line and the Royal Canal. This area remains distinguishable today as a triangular shaped area on the north eastern side of the Liffey Line bridge over the Royal Canal. The Midland Great Western Railway
Midland Great Western Railway
The Midland Great Western Railway was the third largest Irish gauge railway company in Ireland. It was incorporated in 1845 and absorbed into the Great Southern Railway in 1924. It served part of Leinster, County Cavan in Ulster and much of Connaught...
's creosoting
Creosote
Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti-septic and preservative properties...
plant was also located here.
Liffey Junction railway station finally closed on 18 January 1937.