Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station
Leixlip Louisa Bridge Léim an Bhradáin Droichead Louisa  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Station Road, Leixlip, County Kildare, W23 NH33 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°22′12″N 6°30′25″W / 53.3699°N 6.5069°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Bus routes | 3 |
| Bus operators | Dublin Bus, JJ Kavanagh and Sons |
| Connections |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LXLSA |
| Fare zone | Suburban 3 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1848 | Station opens as Louisa Bridge and Leixlip |
| 1851 | Station renamed Leixlip |
| 2 July 1990 | Station renamed Leixlip Louisa Bridge |
| 2000 | Station upgraded |
Leixlip Louisa Bridge is a railway station in the north-eastern corner of County Kildare, Ireland. It is one of two stations that serve the civil parish of Leixlip, the other being Leixlip Confey. Both stations lie on the Dublin to Maynooth commuter route.[1] It is one of the few stations in the Iarnród Éireann network in which the station building is located directly over the platforms, on a bridge (Dún Laoghaire railway station also follows this design).
Western Commuter |
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Location and access
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aqueduct from Louisa Bridge station
The station is located west of the town centre, on the R148 regional road.
History
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Originally named Louisa Bridge & Leixlip when it opened on 1 September 1848 the station was known simply as Leixlip from 1851,[2] until the opening of Leixlip Confey railway station in 1990.[citation needed]
The station was upgraded to two platforms as part of the Western Commuter upgrade project in the early 2000s. At the same time, it was reconstructed to be disability-friendly. The previous station building is now a dwelling house. The 1980s concrete block station building remains, albeit out of use, and is the only remaining station building of this style from the 1980s re-opening of the Western Commuter line.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Irish Rail Printable Timetables Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine[full citation needed]
- ^ "Leixlip Louisa Bridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
External links
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| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
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| Leixlip Confey | Commuter Western Commuter |
Maynooth | ||
| Future | ||||
| Leixlip Confey | DART Line 1 |
Maynooth | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Lucan North Line open, station closed |
Midland Great Western Railway Dublin-Galway/Sligo |
Maynooth | ||