Ashtown railway station
Ashtown | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Dublin City Council |
| Managed by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 97 |
| Key dates | |
| 28 July 1847 | Station opens as private stop |
| 1902 | Station opens fully |
| 1934 | Station closes |
| 29 September 1979 | Station reopens temporarily |
| 30 September 1979 | Station closes |
| 14 February 1982 | Station reopens |
Ashtown is a commuter railway station serving Ashtown, Dublin 15 (Ireland). It lies on the Dublin to Longford commuter railway route.[1]. The station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1847 for race specials at the now demolished Phoenix Park Race Course. It opened fully on 1 August 1902.[1]. Absorbed into the Great Southern Railways by way of the Railways (Great Southern) Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme of 12 November 1924 (SI no. 31 of that year), the station closed in 1934.
The line through the station was then nationalised, passing on to Coras Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945. Under this management it re-opened briefly in 1979 for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland in order to facilitate the large numbers who attended the open air mass in the Phoenix Park, and re-opened permanently on 11 January 1982. It passed on to Iarnród Éireann in 1986.
The footbridge came from Midleton on the Youghal line.
A new station, Navan Road Parkway (formerly Phoenix Park), has opened nearby, although it will not replace Ashtown. A major grade separated junction was built on the N3 to provide access to the new station.
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External links
References
- ^ "Ashtown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.