Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station

Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, serving the Park West and the Cherry Orchard area.

Park West and Cherry Orchard

An Páirc Thiar & Gort na Síliní
Iarnród Éireann
A view of Park West and Cherry Orchard station looking east.
General information
LocationPark West Avenue, Dublin 12, D12 PX44
Ireland
Coordinates53°20′06″N 6°21′54″W / 53.335°N 6.365°W / 53.335; -6.365
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms4
Bus routes3
Bus operatorsDublin Bus, Express Bus, Fair Isle Tours
Connections
  • G1
  • 860
  • 869
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Other information
Station codeCHORC
Fare zoneSuburban 1
Key dates
28 July 2008Station opened

Description

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The station opened on 28 July 2008, replacing the former Cherry Orchard and Parkwest Station located nearby. It is located in on the Dublin - Cork main line (the pre-Grouping Great Southern & Western Railway) and is served by South Western Commuter services.

South Western
Commuter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dublin Heuston  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inchicore
 
 
 
Works
 
 
Park West and
Cherry Orchard
 
 
Clondalkin/Fonthill
 
Kishoge
 
Adamstown
 
Hazelhatch and Celbridge
 
 
 
 
 
Sallins and Naas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Newbridge
 
 
Kildare
 
 
 
 
 
Monasterevin
 
 
 
 
 
Portarlington
 
 
 
Portlaoise
 
 
 
 
Conniberry Junction
 
 
Togher Inland Port (planned)
 
 
Portlaoise Traincare Depot
 
 

Former Cherry Orchard station

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The former station, Cherry Orchard and Parkwest - originally simply called Cherry Orchard - opened on 16 May 1994.[1] It was closed on 27 July 2008 as part of the Kildare Route Project,[2][failed verification] and demolished later in 2008.[3]

Services

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Train Services

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Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann Following station
Dublin Heuston   Commuter
South Western Commuter
  Clondalkin/Fonthill
Drumcondra    

Bus Services

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Bus operaters that serve the station include Dublin Bus, Express Bus and Fair Isle Tours

Passenger numbers

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Years Daily Passenger Boardings and Alightings [4] Change
2012 266 -
2013 269   3
2014 355   86
2015 467   112
2016 462   5
2017 881   419
2018 1066   185

The station benefited from increased passenger numbers with the opening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel for commuter services in November 2016 allowing direct services to Drumcondra, Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock bypassing Heuston Station.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cherry Orchard station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Rail Services Updates". Iarnród Éireann. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Cherry Orchard - 2008". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "National Heavy Rail Census Report 2018" (PDF). National Transport Authority. July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Phoenix Park Tunnel opens for Commuter services after €13.7 million investment". National Transport Authority. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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