Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station explained

Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Native Name:Léim an Bhradáin Droichead Louisa
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Station Road, Leixlip, County Kildare, W23 NH33
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.3699°N -6.5069°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Bus Operators:Dublin Bus, JJ Kavanagh and Sons
Routes:3
Years:1 September 1848
Events:Station opens as Louisa Bridge and Leixlip
Years1:1851
Events1:Station renamed Leixlip
Years2:2 July 1990
Events2:Station renamed Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Years3:2000
Events3:Station upgraded
Code:LXLSA
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:Suburban 3

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).

Location and access

The station is located west of the town centre, on the R148 regional road.

History

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147 Irish Rail Printable Timetables
  2. Web site: Leixlip Louisa Bridge station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 5 September 2007.