Portlaoise railway station

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Iarnród Éireann

Portlaoise Station
Location Portlaoise
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°02′12″N 7°18′07″W / 53.03667°N 7.30194°W / 53.03667; -7.30194Coordinates: 53°02′12″N 7°18′07″W / 53.03667°N 7.30194°W / 53.03667; -7.30194
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code PTLSE
Key dates
1847 Station opened

Portlaoise railway station is a railway station on the Dublin to Cork Intercity railway line. It is the end of the widening commuter belt for Dublin, and the western limit in the "Giant Hop" zone.

It is situated above the town of Portlaoise, in County Laois.

Irish Rail opened a new Traincare depot south-west of Portlaoise town centre in March 2008 (officially opened on 25 July 2008). The depot provides a high quality maintenance and servicing facility for the 183 new intercity railcars and some facilities for outer suburban railcars serving the Kildare Route. Irish Rail also have their Permanent Way depot South of the station.

History

Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) railway station opened on 26 June 1847.[1]

Bus links

M & A Coaches routes 828 and 828X serve the station providing links to locations such as Cashel, Urlingford, Durrow and Abbeyleix and in the other direction to the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. The bus stop is located just outside the station building on Station Road (accessed via stairs from Platform 1).[2]

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Dublin Heuston   InterCity
Dublin-Tralee
  Thurles
Portarlington   Intercity
Dublin-Cork Main Line
  Ballybrophy
Portarlington   Intercity
Dublin-Limerick
  Ballybrophy
Portarlington   Commuter
South Western Commuter
  Terminus

See also

References

  1. "Maryborough station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  2. http://www.mandacoaches.com/Routes.html

External links


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