Structure type At-grade Address Ushers, Dublin, Ireland Province Leinster | Operated by Iarnród Éireann Station code HSTON Opened 1846 Owner Iarnród Éireann | |
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Similar Dublin Connolly railway st, Busáras, Dublin Pearse railway st, Phoenix Park, St Stephen's Green | ||
Dublin heuston railway station ireland 4th august 2015
Heuston Station /ˈhjuːstən/ (Irish: Stáisiún Heuston; formerly Kingsbridge Station) also known as Dublin Heuston, is one of Ireland's main railway stations, linking the capital with the south, southwest and west. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ), the national railway operator. It also houses the head office of its parent company - Córas Iompair Éireann(CIÉ).
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Inside heuston railway station dublin ireland
History
The station opened on 4 August 1846 as the terminus and headquarters of the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR). It was originally called Kingsbridge Station after the nearby Kings Bridge over the River Liffey. In 1966, on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising it was renamed "Heuston Station", in honour of Sean Heuston, an executed leader of the Rising, who had worked in the station's offices.
Designed by Sancton Wood, the handsome original buildings remain. The five panels along the front represent, in order:
Since its renewal (by Quinn Savage Smyth architects and engineers Buro Happold) it includes two branches of Eason's, as well as some dining facilities, including a Supermacs and a pub.
InterCity
InterCity services from Heuston go to and from Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo and Kerry.
Commuter
Commuter Services stop at all stations to Portlaoise Mondays to Saturdays and Sundays to Kildare
All services leave the station on a triple line as far as Inchicore, quadruple line until Hazelhatch, and thereafter only double line (one each way).
This is the main line to Cork with key service terminus and transfer points in the cork bound direction at
For a full list of stops on these routes, and route descriptions, see Rail transport in Ireland.
Links to other main railway stations
Although there is a physical rail link between Connolly Station and Heuston, via the Phoenix Park Tunnel, this was usually only used for freight and rolling stock movements. Once or twice a year special trains operated, usually from Cork to Connolly for Gaelic Athletic Association matches in Croke Park. A more regular service along this route, with four journeys an hour, began on 21 November 2016.
However the Luas light rail red line connects the two stations (apart from off peak Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays) Dublin Bus has a direct service to Connolly, but this operates as a special service for Dublin Airport so fares are not at commuter level.
Platforms
There are nine platforms - eight terminal platforms and one through platform. Platform 1 is an extension to Platform 2, and reachable only via that platform. Prior to Heuston's recent upgrade, there were five terminal platforms.
The through platform is numbered Platform 10, and is situated on the Phoenix Park Tunnel line, which connects to Connolly Station. There is no platform nine. Platform 10 is some distance from the main concourse, and is not used for any regular scheduled trains.
Future
The Iarnród Éireann initiative plans to have a DART Underground tunnel linking Heuston with Pearse Station and onwards to a new Spencer Dock Docklands railway station. An underground station would be constructed at Heuston.
Construction has been indefinitely delayed due to lack of funding, however planning and design is still ongoing under the heading of the DART underground project.
Inchicore Works
The main IÉ maintenance depot, at Inchicore, is approximately three kilometres (two miles) away.