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Newbridge railway station (Ireland)

Coordinates: 53°11′07″N 6°48′30″W / 53.1853°N 6.8083°W / 53.1853; -6.8083
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Newbridge (Ireland)

An Droichead Nua
Iarnród Éireann
Two CIÉ 141/181 class locomotives bring the 7:30 Westport - Dublin passenger train into Newbridge station in 1986
General information
LocationStation Road, Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 CP28
Ireland
Coordinates53°11′07″N 6°48′30″W / 53.1853°N 6.8083°W / 53.1853; -6.8083
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms3
Bus routes2
Bus operatorsTFI Local Link
Connections
  • 821
  • 883
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeNBRGE
Fare zoneD
History
Opened4 August 1846

Newbridge railway station (Ireland) (Irish: An Droichead Nua) is a station on the Dublin to Cork railway line and Dublin Commuter Service.[1] It serves the town of Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland and lies approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Irish Army Curragh Camp.

History

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Soldiers waiting on the platform, c.1910

The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.[2]

Services

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Train Services

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Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Dublin Heuston   InterCity
Dublin-Waterford Main Line
  Kildare
  InterCity
Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line
 
Sallins & Naas   Commuter
South Western Commuter
  Kildare
or
Terminus

Bus Services

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South Kildare Community Transport serve the station providing a link to Milltown.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Newbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
  3. ^ South Kildare Community Transport Limited. "South Kildare Community Transport Bus Timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014.
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