Grand Canal Dock railway station

Grand Canal Dock
Dug na Canálach Móire
Iarnród Éireann
Location Grand Canal Dock
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°20′23″N 6°14′16″W / 53.33961°N 6.23771°W / 53.33961; -6.23771Coordinates: 53°20′23″N 6°14′16″W / 53.33961°N 6.23771°W / 53.33961; -6.23771
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 3
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code GCDK
Fare zone Suburban 1
Key dates
23 January 2001 Station opens
November 2014 Refurbishment commences
July 2016 Refurbishment completed
Now withdrawn DART 8200 Class (8203) operating a southbound service at Grand Canal Dock
Iarnrod Eireann Class 201 at Grand Canal Dock's platform 1

Grand Canal Dock railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Dug na Canálach Móire) serves the Grand Canal Dock area in Dublin, Ireland.

Trans-Dublin

Legend
 Malahide
 Portmarnock
 Clongriffin
Howth
Sutton
Bayside
Howth Junction
and Donaghmede
 Kilbarrack
 Raheny
 Harmonstown
 Killester
 Clontarf Road
Fairview Depot
River Tolka
Western Commuter
& Sligo Line
Docklands(Luas Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal

Dublin ConnollyLuas
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Heuston
Luas Red Line
to The Point
Loopline Bridge
 Tara Street
 Dublin Pearse
 Grand Canal Dock
 Lansdowne Road
 Sandymount
 Sydney Parade
 Booterstown
 Blackrock
 Seapoint
 Salthill and Monkstown
 Dún Laoghaire
 Sandycove and Glasthule
 Glenageary
 Dalkey
 Killiney
 Shankill
 Bray Daly
 Greystones

Description

Like several stations in central Dublin, it is elevated above street level, with steps leading down to Barrow Street in South Lotts, near Google's European headquarters.

The ticket office is open between 06:00-00:00 AM, Monday to Sunday.

The station has three platforms. Platform 1 is a former terminal platform, which became the Northbound main line on 17 July 2016. Platform 2 is the terminal platform for South Western Commuter trains to Newbridge.[1] Platform 3 is the Southbound main line platform. Platforms 1 and 2 are accessed by a footbridge and platform 3 has level access.

History

Grand Canal Dock was built on the site of a former locomotive shed at Canal Street, across from the engineering works of the Dublin & Kingstown Railway, which were in use between 1834 and 1925.

This station was opened on 23 January 2001. The first station clerk on duty was Mick O'Grady and the senior depot man was Nigel McArdle. Grand Canal Dock was Dublin's newest station until Docklands Station opened in March 2007.

Between November 2014 and July 2016 the station underwent a major refurbishment to prepare it to serve South Western Commuter trains to Newbridge, which commenced operations on 21 November 2016.[2][3] Irish Rail rebuilt platform 1, resurfaced the other platforms, installed new destination displays, and provided a new evacuation bridge. Platform 1 lacked overhead electric cables and had a permanent sign reading "Do not board any trains at platform 1" that was removed in May 2015. Platform 1 was fitted with overhead cables in November 2015. Irish Rail also added a centre road terminating turn-back facility to accommodate southbound trains. The refurbishment of the station itself was completed in May 2015, although major resignalling and track work took place for one more year.

City Centre Resignalling

The new signalling was commissioned, along with platform 1, on 17 July 2016.[4][5]

The completion of the Irish Rail City Centre resignalling project has provided for

This was made possible by making available all three platforms at Grand Canal Dock and the ability of the signalling system in the city centre to operate 20 trains per hour in both directions instead of 8.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pope, Conor (21 November 2016). "Phoenix Park tunnel will open for commuters from Monday". Irish Times.
  2. ↑ Healy, Catherine (5 September 2016). "Irish Rail publishes draft timetable for new connection through Phoenix Park tunnel". Newstalk.
  3. ↑ "Phoenix Park Tunnel services and minor Heuston revisions from Mon 21st November". Irish Rail.
  4. 1 2 "City Centre Resignalling Project". Irish Rail.
  5. ↑ Melia, Paul (8 August 2013). "Linking Heuston with city centre 'a priority'". Irish Independent.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand Canal Dock railway station.
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Dublin Pearse   Commuter
Northern Commuter
Peak times only		   Lansdowne Road
  Commuter
Western Commuter
(City Branch)
Peak times only		  
Dublin Pearse   Commuter
South Western Commuter		   Terminus
Dublin Pearse   DART
Trans-Dublin		   Lansdowne Road
  Future  
Dublin Pearse   DART
Line 1		   Lansdowne Road
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