Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station

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.

Hazelhatch and Celbridge Collchoill agus Cill Droichid
A 22000 ICR Class (22022) passes through the station
Location	Hazelhatch, Celbridge, County Kildare, W23 YY65 Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53.3223°N 6.5238°W / 53.3223; -6.5238
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	5
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	HZLCH
Fare zone	Suburban 2
History
Original company	Great Southern and Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1846	Station opened
2009	Number of platforms increased to five

South Western Commuter
Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock 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 (future) 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 Kent

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]

Description

The station has four through platforms and one terminal platform like in Adamstown. Unlike Adamstown, the terminal platform is used. Platforms 1 and 5 are fast line platforms and are not served by regular scheduled trains and are passed through by express services. However, they do get used during a heavy snowstorm or if the points to the slow lines fail. Platforms 2 and 4 are slow line platforms and are traditionally used by South Western Commuter and Galway (at peak times) and Waterford Plunkett InterCity services to and from Heuston Station in Dublin. Platform 3 is a terminal platform which is served by terminating services from Grand Canal Dock via the Phoenix Park Tunnel.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Hazelhatch and Celbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
2. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/13739.aspx

External links

• Irish Rail Hazelhatch and Celbridge Station Website

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Dublin Heuston		InterCity Dublin-Galway Peak times only		Sallins & Naas
		InterCity Dublin-Waterford
Adamstown		Commuter South Western Commuter		Sallins & Naas or Terminus