North Wall railway station explained

North Wall Railway Station
Coordinates:53.3476°N -6.2375°W
Owned:London and North Western Railway
Opened:[1]

North Wall was one of Dublin's six original rail termini, the others being Westland Row (now Pearse Station), Amiens Street (now Connolly Station), Kingsbridge (now Heuston Station), Broadstone and Harcourt Street (now a bar and nightclub complex).

History

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) moved the Dublin terminus of their passenger service from Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire) to North Wall in 1861.[2] The railway passenger station was then opened and was only used for boat trains.[3] [4]

The passenger service to the railway station closed in 1922.[5]

As of 2020 the station and adjoining lands were reserved for use as a possible station on the DART Underground alongside the Spencer Dock Luas stop.[6]

London and North Western Hotel

The LNWR also opened an adjacent hotel in 1884. It was closed in 1922 and then was subsequently used for offices.[3] [7]

Freight Depot

The associated freight depot remains actively in use through many of its constituent yards have closed from the 1970s.[8] North Wall in a freight context will refer to the freight yard.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shepherd, Ernie. The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. 1994. 1-85780-008-7.
  2. Book: Holyhead to Ireland - Stenna and its Welsh Heritage. Justin P.. Merrigan. Ian P.. Collard. 9781848689589. Amberley Publishing PLC. 2010.
  3. Web site: Dublin LNWR station, 2012. Andrews Transport. 13 May 2018.
  4. 168. Irish Railway Record Society. Oliver. Doyle. February 2009. 14 May 2018. Docklands, a Station in 51 Weeks. Historical Background. limited. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123234440/http://www.irrs.ie/Journal168/168%20Docklands.htm. 23 November 2017.
  5. Web site: "North Wall". 13 January 2018. eiretrains.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331204933/http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20N/North%20Wall/IrishRailwayStations.html. 31 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Plans for Liffey bridge derailed by Dart Underground scheme . www.irishtimes.com . 10 July 2020.
  7. Web site: CIÉ Offices, 58-59 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Dublin City. 15 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821104602/http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DU&regno=50010014. 21 August 2016. live. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
  8. Baker. Michael. North Wall. 179. October 2012. 13 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202015400/http://www.irrs.ie/Journal%20179/179%20NorthWall.htm. 2 December 2017.

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