Kilcoole railway station

Kilcoole

Cill Chomhghaill
Entrance to Kilcoole railway station
General information
Other namesKilcool and Newtownmountkennedy
LocationSea Road, Kilcoole, County Wicklow
Ireland
Coordinates53°6′23″N 6°2′28″W / 53.10639°N 6.04111°W / 53.10639; -6.04111
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
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
Location

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.

History

The station was opened on 30 October 1855 by the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway as Kilcool.[1] 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).

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

Facilities and services

The station has one through platform and is unstaffed, 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, with only a handful of trains per day. These include, on weekdays, four trains per day to Dublin Connolly (with one continuing to Dundalk) two to Rosslare Europort, one train to Wexford and one train to Gorey.[2] On Saturdays there are four trains to Connolly, (with one continuing to Dundalk) and three to Rosslare Europort.[2] On Sundays and bank holidays there are three trains in each direction.[2]

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Greystones   InterCity
Dublin-Rosslare railway 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
  • Information
  • Protection
  • Platform

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kilcoole station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "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)
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