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Kilcoole railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Chill Chomghaill) is a railway station in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland. The station serves the village of the same name and the nearby village of Newtownmountkennedy.

Kilcoole

Cill Chomhghaill
Entrance to Kilcoole railway station
General information
LocationSea Road, Kilcoole, County Wicklow
Ireland
Coordinates53°6′23″N 6°2′28″W
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking15
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Station codeKCOOL, 139
Fare zoneSuburban 5
History
ElectrifiedNo
Original companyDublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
30 October 1855Opened, as Kilcool and
Newtownmountkennedy
1880Renamed Kilcool
1890The original platform, seaward
side, washed away by sea
9 June 1947Goods services cease
30 March 1964Closed
8 June 1980Reopened as Kilcoole

Facilities and services


The station has one through platform and is unmanned, has no ticket machine or toilet and is not wheelchair accessible.

The station is one of the least served on the whole Irish Rail network,[citation needed] with only a handful of trains per day. These include, on weekdays, two trains per day to Dublin Connolly, two to Rosslare Europort, and one train to Wexford.[1] On Saturdays there is one train to Dundalk and one to Rosslare Europort.[1] There are no services on Sundays or bank holidays.[1]


History


The station was opened on 30 October 1855 by the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway as Kilcool.[2] The station was closed in 1964 due to a lack of resources or use. It reopened on 2 November 1980, renamed Kilcoole.


Location


The station is located on Kilcoole Beach, right beside the coastline. Kilcoole village is 1.6 km from the station, while Newtownmountkennedy is 6 km from the station.


Road transport


There is no public road transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stop is at Beechdale, located 900m from the station which is served by Dublin Bus routes 84/84a (Newcastle to Blackrock, via Bray Station) and 84X (Newcastle to Dublin, via UCD).[citation needed]

There is a free car-park, located to the west of the station's platform.

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Greystones   InterCity
Dublin-Rosslare Line
limited service
  Wicklow
  Commuter
South Eastern Commuter
limited service
 
Disused railways
Greystones & Delgany   Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Dublin-Rosslare
  Newcastle
Line open, station closed



See also



References


  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Kilcoole station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 November 2018.


Dublin to Rosslare
Legend
Year
closed
Dublin–Belfast Main Line
Dublin–Sligo Main Line
Dublin Connolly
for Dublin Airport
Luas Red Line
 
R. Liffey
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
for Dublin Airport
Grand Canal Street railway works
Grand Canal Dock
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road
Ballsbridge Showground
Passengers 1941
Goods 1971
Serpentine Avenue
Sandymount
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Sydney Parade
Merrion Gates
Merrion
1934
Booterstown
Williamstown
1841
Blackrock
Seapoint
Salthill and Monkstown
Kingstown Harbour (west pier)
1837
Dún Laoghaire Mallin
Carlisle Pier
1980
Sandycove Cutting
Sandycove
and Glasthule
Glenageary
Dalkey (Atmospheric)
1854
Dalkey
Killiney Hill Tunnel
Obelisk Hill
1858
Killiney
moved
1882
Ballybrack
1863
1882
Shankill
MP 11 (to Pearse)
Shanganagh Junct., to Harcourt St.
1958
MP 11 (to Harcourt St.)
Woodbrook Halt
1960
County Dublin
County Wicklow
Bray
Bray Daly
Bray Cove Halt
1929
Bray Head Tunnel No.1
Bray Head Tunnel No.2
Bray Head Tunnel No.3
Bray Head Tunnel No.4
Greystones
Kilcoole
Newcastle
1964
Wicklow Murrough
1976
R. Vartry
Wicklow
Rathnew
1964
M11 motorway
Glenealy
1964
Rathdrum
Avoca
1964
Woodenbridge Junction
1964
Shillelagh branch line
1945
Glenart platform
1925
(private halt for Earl Carysfort)
M11 motorway
Arklow
M11 motorway
County Wicklow
County Wexford
Inch
1963
Gorey
M11 motorway
Camolin
1963
Ferns
1977
Enniscorthy
R. Slaney
Enniscorthy Tunnel
Edermine Ferry
1963
Waterford line
1963
Macmine Junction
1963
Killurin
1963
Killurin Tunnel
Ferrycarrig Tunnel
Wexford (Carcur)
1872
Wexford O'Hanrahan
Wexford South
1977
Felthouse Junction
1910
Limerick-Rosslare Line
2010
Rosslare Strand
Kilrane
1963
Rosslare Europort
South Eastern
Commuter
Legend
Dublin Connolly
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Grand Canal Dock
Lansdowne Road
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Booterstown
Blackrock
Seapoint
Salthill and Monkstown
Dun Laoghaire Mallin
Sandycove and Glasthule
Glenageary
Dalkey
Killiney
Shankill
Woodbrook
(planned)
Bray Daly
Greystones
Kilcoole
Wicklow
Rathdrum
Arklow
Gorey
Dublin–Rosslare Line

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- [en] Kilcoole railway station

[ru] Килкул (станция)

Килкул — железнодорожная станция, открытая 30 октября 1855 года[1] и обеспечивающая транспортной связью одноимённый посёлок и посёлок Ньютаун-Маунт-Кеннеди в графстве Уиклоу, Республика Ирландия. Это необорудованный остановочный пункт, на котором в день совершают остановку всего несколько поездов.



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