Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station

Hazelhatch and Celbridge Collchoill agus Cill Droichid
A 22000 ICR Class (22222) passes through the station
General information
Location	Hazelhatch, Celbridge, County Kildare/South Dublin, W23 YY65 Ireland
Coordinates	53.3223°N 6.5238°W / 53.3223; -6.5238
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	5
Tracks	4
Bus routes	3
Bus operators	Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	L58 L59 W61
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
Route map South Western Commuter Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly or The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart   Inchicore Works   Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 motorway Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge 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 (planned) Portlaoise Traincare Depot M7 motorway Dublin–Cork Line to Cork Kent

Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station serves the area around Hazelhatch in South Dublin and the large town of Celbridge in neighbouring 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. The county boundary between Dublin and Kildare runs directly through the station.

History

The station opened on 4 August 1846 and closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947.

The station received an upgrade in the late 2000s which added a new station building, car park, three new platforms and lifts. The original waiting rooms were retained.

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.

Description

The station's small building

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 in exclusive circumstances, such as points failures. 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 Dublin Heuston in Dublin city centre. Platform 3 is a terminal platform which is served by terminating services from Grand Canal Dock via the Phoenix Park Tunnel.

Services

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Dublin Heuston		InterCity Dublin–Westport/Galway railway line Peak times only		Sallins & Naas
		InterCity Dublin–Waterford railway line
Adamstown		Commuter South Western Commuter		Sallins & Naas or Terminus

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Hazelhatch and Celbridge Station Website