Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station

Hazelhatch and Celbridge Collchoill agus Cill Droichid
Location	Hazelhatch, Celbridge Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°19′20″N 6°31′26″W / 53.3223°N 6.5238°W / 53.3223; -6.5238Coordinates: 53°19′20″N 6°31′26″W / 53.3223°N 6.5238°W / 53.3223; -6.5238
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	5
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	HZLCH
Fare zone	Suburban 2
Key dates
1846	Station opened

South Western Commuter
Legend
Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly or Point Depot Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart   Inchicore Works   Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 motorway Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge The Grand Canal Sallins and Naas The Grand Canal River Liffey Newbridge Kildare Dublin–Waterford Line to Waterford Monasterevin The Grand Canal River Barrow Portarlington Dublin–Westport/Galway Line to Westport or Galway Portlaoise Permanent way depot Conniberry Junction Togher Inland Port (future) Portlaoise Traincare Depot M7 motorway Dublin–Cork Line to Cork

Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station serves the village of Hazelhatch and the neighbouring large town of Celbridge in County Kildare, Ireland. Because of its distance from Celbridge town (2.4 km / 1½ miles south of the town centre), a feeder bus is provided to transport people to and from the station.

History

The station opened on 4 August 1846 and closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947.^[1]

The station won an award, sponsored by London Underground, at the 2009 National Railway Heritage Awards in London, UK, for the successful adaptation of a heritage structure to include accessibility.^[2]

Planned Projects

The introduction of the new services follows an investment of €13.7 million in upgrading the Phoenix Park Tunnel route, funded by the National Transport Authority. A small number of minor alterations to other services to/from Heuston will also take effect from this date, and the final schedules have been approved by the National Transport Authority following public consultation. Phoenix Park Tunnel services: Seven new morning peak trains to Grand Canal Dock, and eight new evening peak trains from Grand Canal Dock began on Monday 21 November, with limited stop services in the opposite direction: These services will serve all stations between Newbridge/Hazelhatch and Parkwest; and Drumcondra, Connolly, Tara Street, Pearse and Grand Canal Dock, except those marked * which will serve limited stops – search the journey planner above for exact times. They will not serve Heuston Station – customers for Heuston should use existing trains between Newbridge/Hazelhatch and Heuston Station. Services will also ensure connections at Hazelhatch/Newbridge for customers travelling on longer distance commuter services to/from stations such as Kildare, Portlaoise and others. The new services give a new direct public transport connection between stations in south-west Dublin and north Kildare and the central business district between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock. This is the first phase of services to operate via the Phoenix Park Tunnel. Iarnród Éireann and the National Transport Authority plan to expand services in the future to include off-peak and weekend services.

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Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Dublin Heuston		InterCity Dublin-Galway		Sallins & Naas
Adamstown		Commuter South Western Commuter		Sallins & Naas or Terminus
	Future
Adamstown		DART Line 2		Terminus

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

External links

• Irish Rail Hazelhatch and Celbridge Station Website

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