Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station explained

Park West and Cherry Orchard
Native Name:An Páirc Thiar & Gort na Síliní
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Park West Avenue, Dublin 12, D12 PX44
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.335°N -6.365°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:4
Levels:1
Bus Operators:Dublin Bus, Express Bus, Fair Isle Tours
Routes:3
Years:28 July 2008
Events:Station opened
Code:CHORC
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:Suburban 1

Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, serving the Park West and the Cherry Orchard area.

Description

The station opened on 28 July 2008, replacing the former Cherry Orchard and Parkwest Station located nearby. It is located in on the Dublin - Cork main line (the pre-Grouping Great Southern & Western Railway) and is served by South Western Commuter services.

Former Cherry Orchard station

The former station, Cherry Orchard and Parkwest - originally simply called Cherry Orchard - opened on 16 May 1994.[1] It was closed on 27 July 2008 as part of the Kildare Route Project,[2] and demolished later in 2008.[3]

Services

Bus Services

Bus operaters that serve the station include Dublin Bus, Express Bus and Fair Isle Tours

Passenger numbers

Years Daily Passenger Boardings and Alightings [4] Change
2012 266 -
2013 269 3
2014 355 86
2015 467 112
2016 462 5
2017 881 419
20181066 185

The station benefited from increased passenger numbers with the opening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel for commuter services in November 2016 allowing direct services to Drumcondra, Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock bypassing Heuston Station.[5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cherry Orchard station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-08-31.
  2. Web site: Rail Services Updates. Iarnród Éireann. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190215102804/http://www.irishrail.ie/news/service-updates. February 15, 2019.
  3. Web site: Cherry Orchard - 2008 . eiretrains.com . 26 May 2022 .
  4. Web site: National Heavy Rail Census Report 2018. July 2019. National Transport Authority. 12 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Phoenix Park Tunnel opens for Commuter services after €13.7 million investment. 21 November 2016. National Transport Authority. 12 May 2020.