Navan Road Parkway railway station

Navan Road Parkway
Navan Road Parkway; Ollpháirc Bhóthar na hUaimhe
Location	Navan Road, Dublin 15, D15 YX57; Ireland
Coordinates	53.3776°N 6.3454°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	PHNPK
Fare zone	Suburban 1
Key dates
21 January 2008	Station opens as "Phoenix Park"
25 September 2011	Station renamed "Navan Road Parkway"

Not to be confused with M3 Parkway railway station

Navan Road Parkway (Irish: Ollpháirc Bhóthar na hUaimhe) is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland. It is owned and operated by Iarnród Éireann.[1]

Location

The station is on the Dublin - Sligo railway line (see Rail transport in Ireland), located between Ashtown railway station and Castleknock railway station.

The station is adjacent to the Navan Road dual carriageway R147 road between the roundabout at the junction of Castleknock Road and Ashtown Road and the roundabout at the junction of Auburn Avenue and New Dunsink Lane. Access to the station is via a grade-separated junction off the R147.

Western Commuter

Dublin–Sligo Line

Leixlip Louisa Bridge

Leixlip Confey

M3 Parkway

Dunboyne

Hansfield (serves Ongar)

Docklands branch

DM (future)

(under construction)

to Liffey Junction

& Dublin Broadstone

(

closed

1937

)

Glasnevin

DM (future)

The Royal Canal

Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Heuston

Drumcondra

Docklands

(

Spencer Dock)

The Royal Canal

Dublin Connolly

Luas Red Line

to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght/Saggart

Loopline Bridge

Tara Street

Dublin Pearse

Design and services

Similar to both Dún Laoghaire railway station and Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station, the station building is on the bridge that connects the two platforms. From here there are lifts and stairs down to each platform. It is an unmanned station.

The station is served by Western Commuter services. Both main services (westbound to Maynooth and Longford and eastbound to Dublin city centre and Docklands branch services (from Clonsilla to Docklands) call at the station. InterCity services do not call at the station, although one can interchange at either Maynooth or Dublin Connolly railway station.

History

It opened on 21 January 2008 as 'Phoenix Park' station but was renamed on 25 September 2011 to 'Navan Road Parkway'.

Renaming

The station was built by the developers of the Phoenix Park Racecourse Apartments on the site of the old Phoenix Park Racecourse. The station is further from the Phoenix Park than Ashtown Station.

The confusion over the name led to Iarnród Éireann erecting posters in Dublin Connolly railway station stating "For the Phoenix Park, use Ashtown Station".

With the start of the new railway timetable on 25 September 2011, the station was renamed Navan Road Parkway.

References

Fingal County Council LANDS AT PHOENIX PARK RAILWAY STATION, MOTION NO. D 13.6, 27 October 2010.

External links

Irish Rail Navan Road Parkway station Website

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann	Following station
Ashtown		Commuter Western Commuter (City Branch)	Castleknock
Ashtown		Commuter Western Commuter (Docklands Branch)	Castleknock
	Future
Ashtown		DART Line 1	Castleknock

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[1] Fingal County Council LANDS AT PHOENIX PARK RAILWAY STATION, MOTION NO. D 13.6, 27 October 2010.