Enfield railway station (Ireland) explained

Enfield
Native Name:An Bóthar Buí
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Station Yard, Enfield, County Meath, A83 FH48
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.4164°N -6.8336°W
Connections:189
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Bus Operators:TFI Local Link
Routes:1
Years:1847
Events:Station opened
Years1:1963
Events1:Station closed
Years2:1988
Events2:Station reopens
Code:ENFLD
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:D

Enfield railway station (Irish: Stáisiún traenach Bhóthar Buí) serves the town of Enfield in County Meath, Ireland.

It is a station on the Dublin Connolly to Longford commuter service and Dublin to Sligo Intercity Service. Passengers change at Maynooth to travel to stations on the Dublin to Maynooth and Dublin to M3 Parkway commuter services.[1]

Description

A water tower exists at the Mullingar end of the station, which is now disused.[2] There is also a passing loop. Although no stations now exist between here and Mullingar, a passing loop remains in use at Killucan, between Enfield and Mullingar.[3]

Within Enfield railway station, there are two Porter's Houses, owned by Cravens and McDonalds. The two houses are owned by the families and leased to C.I.E. The McDonald family worked at Enfield railway station within the signal cabin, the Craven family come from a long tradition of families that worked on the railway and built coaches that ran on the railway.

History

The railway reached Enfield in 1847, when the Midland Great Western Railway opened between Broadstone Station in Dublin and Enfield railway station (opened on 28 June 1847).[4]

Upon the opening of the railway, canal boats ceased all passenger traffic between Dublin and Enfield. Passengers travelling west used the train to Enfield and transferred to the canal in the town. Both the canal and the railway having stop over points in Enfield, this contributed to the development of the area.[5]

The line was extended to Hill of Down by the end of 1847 and to Mullingar in October 1848. In 1877, a branch line from Nesbitt Junction (about 21NaN1 west of Enfield) to Edenderry was opened. The Edenderry branch line and Enfield station closed in 1963, although there had been no regular passenger service to Edenderry since 1931.[4]

Passenger services from Enfield resumed in 1988.[4]

A park and ride facility was opened in 2009.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irish Rail Printable Timetables. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120825205834/http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147. 25 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Enfield Railway Station, Posseckstown, Enfield, County Meath. www.buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 16 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Killucan. www.eiretrains.com. 25 April 2020. 1 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401101806/http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20K/Killucan/IrishRailwayStations.html. live.
  4. Web site: Irish Railways. www.railscot.co.uk. 6 September 2007. 2 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302022802/http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. live.
  5. Web site: Enfield History. www.enfieldonline.net. 25 April 2020. 31 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131060258/http://www.enfieldonline.net/local-history. live.
  6. News: New car park opens for Enfield rail commuters. Meath Chronicle. Noelle. Finegan. 29 April 2009. 26 September 2021. 26 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926215609/https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2009/04/29/new-car-park-opens-for-enfield-rail-commuters/. live.