| Kildare | |
| Native Name: | Cill Dara |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Symbol Location: | ie |
| Address: | Station Road, Kildare, County Kildare, R51 AW63 |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 53.1628°N -6.9081°W |
| Connections: | 883 |
| Structure: | At-grade |
| Platform: | 2 |
| Bus Operators: | TFI Local Link |
| Routes: | 1 |
| Years: | 1846 |
| Events: | Station opened |
| Code: | KDARE |
| Owned: | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operator: | Iarnród Éireann |
| Zone: | E |
| Map Type: | Ireland County Kildare#Ireland |
Kildare railway station is a railway station on the Dublin to Cork Railway line and Dublin commuter service.[1]
It is also the changing-point for passengers to/from services to Waterford.
It has three tracks, one for through services and two platforms. As the first major station on the south- and west-bound line from Heuston station, it is served, or at least passed-through, by a large number of trains. It is also used by timber trains and container trains travelling between Waterford and County Mayo to run round.
The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.
Passengers can also connect at the station to a shuttle bus service to Kildare Village shopping outlet.[2] On days of racing there is a shuttle bus to Curragh Racecourse. South Kildare Community Transport also serve the station providing links to Milltown, Nurney and Kildangan.[3]