Docklands Station (
Stáisiún Ceantar Dugaí) is a new railway station serving the
Dublin DocklandsDublin Docklands is the area of the city of Dublin, Ireland, on both sides of the River Liffey, roughly from Talbot Memorial Bridge eastwards to The O2 .It is currently undergoing a large amount of development.-Projects:...
area in
IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
owned by
Córas Iompair ÉireannCóras Iompair Éireann is a statutory corporation of the Irish state, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the Republic and...
planned as part of the Government
Transport 21Transport 21 is an Irish infrastructure plan, announced on 1 November 2005 in Dublin Castle by the then Irish Minister for Transport Martin Cullen. It aims to greatly expand Ireland's transport network...
initiative.
The station was officially opened for commuter services by then
TaoiseachThe Taoiseach , plural Taoisigh , also referred to as An Taoiseach , is the head of government of Ireland.The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann , and must, while he remains in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil...
Bertie AhernPatrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern is an Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008....
at a temporary location on
Sheriff StreetSheriff Street , known by locals as "Sheriffer," is a small area in the north inner city of Dublin, Ireland, lying between East Wall and North Wall and often considered to be part of the latter....
in the
North WallNorth Wall is an inner city area on the Northside of Dublin.Dominated by a combination of older housing, dockland activities and new development, from apartments and offices to hotels and the planned multi-purpose Point Village, North Wall lies downstream of the city centre....
area of
Dublin's NorthsideThe Northside is the area in County Dublin, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey to the east by Dublin Bay, to the north and west by the boundaries of County Dublin.- Introduction :...
on 12 March 2007, construction
groundbreakingGroundbreaking is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are often attended by dignitaries such as politicians and businessmen. The actual shovel used during the actual groundbreaking is often a...
having taken place on 9 March 2006 with Transport Minister
Martin CullenMartin Cullen is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is the current Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. He is a Teachta Dála for the Waterford constituency...
.
Docklands Station (
Stáisiún Ceantar Dugaí) is a new railway station serving the
Dublin DocklandsDublin Docklands is the area of the city of Dublin, Ireland, on both sides of the River Liffey, roughly from Talbot Memorial Bridge eastwards to The O2 .It is currently undergoing a large amount of development.-Projects:...
area in
IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
owned by
Córas Iompair ÉireannCóras Iompair Éireann is a statutory corporation of the Irish state, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the Republic and...
planned as part of the Government
Transport 21Transport 21 is an Irish infrastructure plan, announced on 1 November 2005 in Dublin Castle by the then Irish Minister for Transport Martin Cullen. It aims to greatly expand Ireland's transport network...
initiative.
The station was officially opened for commuter services by then
TaoiseachThe Taoiseach , plural Taoisigh , also referred to as An Taoiseach , is the head of government of Ireland.The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann , and must, while he remains in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil...
Bertie AhernPatrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern is an Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008....
at a temporary location on
Sheriff StreetSheriff Street , known by locals as "Sheriffer," is a small area in the north inner city of Dublin, Ireland, lying between East Wall and North Wall and often considered to be part of the latter....
in the
North WallNorth Wall is an inner city area on the Northside of Dublin.Dominated by a combination of older housing, dockland activities and new development, from apartments and offices to hotels and the planned multi-purpose Point Village, North Wall lies downstream of the city centre....
area of
Dublin's NorthsideThe Northside is the area in County Dublin, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey to the east by Dublin Bay, to the north and west by the boundaries of County Dublin.- Introduction :...
on 12 March 2007, construction
groundbreakingGroundbreaking is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are often attended by dignitaries such as politicians and businessmen. The actual shovel used during the actual groundbreaking is often a...
having taken place on 9 March 2006 with Transport Minister
Martin CullenMartin Cullen is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is the current Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. He is a Teachta Dála for the Waterford constituency...
. It is the first new heavy rail station in Dublin city centre since
Tara StreetTara Street is the 3rd busiest railway station in Ireland , with over 25,000 passengers using it daily. The station is arguably the closest station to the Dublin city centre and certainly is the closest to O'Connell Bridge....
opened in 1891. It was required because the nearby
Connolly StationDublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station , is one of the main railway stations in Dublin, Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. The ornate station facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre...
had reached capacity and could not support additional commuter services to
County MeathCounty Meath is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the historic kingdom and province of Mide....
.
The temporary two-platform station is one of two termini for the
Western Commuter service run by
Iarnród ÉireannIarnród Éireann is the national railway system operator of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann . It operates all internal intercity, commuter and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the...
, with hourly services to
ClonsillaClonsilla is a village and district northwest of Dublin, Ireland.-Location:...
on the
MaynoothMaynooth is a university town located in north County Kildare, Ireland, home to both a branch of the National University of Ireland and a Papal University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St. Patrick's College...
/
LongfordLongford is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of around 13,000. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town...
line. The station is linked to the city centre by the 93 and 151 bus services.
The station will move to a permanent location in the
Spencer DockSpencer Dock is a location within North Wall, Dublin, Ireland. The dockland areas was originally part of the end of the Royal Canal, which still reaches the River Liffey here....
site as part of the
Interconnector tunnelThe Interconnector , also known as DART Underground, is a planned railway tunnel in Ireland, expected to run under the city centre of Dublin...
plan under the government's
Transport 21Transport 21 is an Irish infrastructure plan, announced on 1 November 2005 in Dublin Castle by the then Irish Minister for Transport Martin Cullen. It aims to greatly expand Ireland's transport network...
initiative, due to be completed by 2015. Planning conditions attached to the temporary site stated that it must be removed by May 2016. However, in March 2008, it was reported that the transport minister,
Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is the current Minister for Transport and a Teachta Dála for the Meath West constituency...
, would allow
CIÉCóras Iompair Éireann is a statutory corporation of the Irish state, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the Republic and...
to seek new planning permission to keep the station on a permanent basis as a terminus for services from Maynooth and Navan following his decision to allow the
Railway Procurement AgencyRailway Procurement Agency is a State Agency of the Department of Transport in the Republic of Ireland charged with the development of light railway and metro infrastructure...
to utilise
Broadstone stationBroadstone railway station, , the former Dublin terminus of the Midland Great Western Railway, is currently the headquarters of Bus Eireann, housing most of their administration and also one of their main garages...
for extensions to the
LuasLuas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a light rail or tram system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...
.
The extended
LuasLuas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a light rail or tram system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...
Red Line will then connect with the station and rail services will run onwards to Pearse Station, linking with the
DARTThe Dublin Area Rapid Transit is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay on the Trans-Dublin route, from Greystones in County Wicklow, through Dublin to Howth and Malahide in County Dublin.Trains are powered via a 1500V DC overhead catenary...
, and to Heuston Station, linking with commuter services to
KildareKildare is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. Its population of 7,538 makes it the seventh largest town in Kildare and the 55th largest in the Republic of Ireland, with a growth rate of 32.4pc since the 2002 census...
and intercity services to the south.
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