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ASHTOWN COMMUTER RAILWAY STATION

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4 SEPTEMBER 2023

Navan Road Parkway (formerly Phoenix Park) opened nearby in 2008 but does not replace Ashtown. A major grade-separated junction was built on the R147 to provide access to Navan Road Parkway.

The ticket office is open from 06:30 to 16:00, Monday to Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

The station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1847 for race specials at the now-demolished Phoenix Park Racecourse. It opened fully on 1 August 1902. Absorbed into the Great Southern Railways by way of the Railways (Great Southern) Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme of 12 November 1924 (SI no. 31 of that year), the station closed in 1934.

The line through the station was then nationalised, passing on to Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945. Under this management, it reopened briefly in 1979 for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland in order to facilitate the large numbers who attended the open-air mass in the Phoenix Park and reopened permanently on 11 January 1982. It passed on to Iarnród Éireann in 1987.

PELLETSTOWN TRAIN STATION ON THE WESTERN COMMUTER LINE

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I USED A SIGMA Dp3 QUATTRO CAMERA

Pelletstown railway station is a railway station on the Western Commuter line in the Cabra area of Dublin, Ireland, beside the Royal Canal. The station was opened on 26 September 2021 by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, becoming the first new station to open on the Iarnród Éireann network since Oranmore railway station opened in 2013.

Planning permission was originally granted in 2014, with modified permission approved in 2018. In 2018, Iarnród Éireann stated that construction would begin in 2019, but the groundbreaking did not take place until February 2020. As of early 2020, the project was projected to cost €10-€10.5 million.

The station is adjacent to the 8th Lock residential quarter development, owned by German investor Union Investment.

Pedestrians and cyclists can use the station to circumnavigate the Royal Canal, using the station’s footbridge to go between Royal Canal Avenue and Ashington Park.

The station takes its name from the townland of Pelletstown. This name traces back to the Middle Ages: Piletiston is recorded on the Close Roll of King Edward III c. 1375, the name meaning the tūn (settlement) of Ralph Pedelowe.

CONNOLLY STATION AUGUST 2023

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I MUCH PREFER USING TARA STREET

I normally use Tara Street rather than Connolly because the area at the Tram Terminus attracts a lot of anti-social activity and it has increased in recent years.

Connolly station or Dublin Connolly is one of the busiest railway stations in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterCity, Enterprise and commuter services to the north, north-west, south-east and south-west. The north–south Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Luas red line light rail services also pass through the station. The station offices are the headquarters of Irish Rail, Iarnród Éireann. Opened in 1844 as Dublin Station, the ornate facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre.

In 1984, the electrification of parts of the Dublin-Belfast and Dublin to Wexford lines was completed, and DART services commenced. The red-brick station building built by the CDJR was refurbished and reopened for commuters.

During the late 1990s, Connolly Station was completely renovated and partially rebuilt. An entirely new station hall was built, the roof over platforms 1 to 4 was replaced, and a new bar/café and shops were installed. The former DART/Suburban station entrance (CDJR building) and the secondary station hall (further north on Amiens Street) were again closed, but a new entrance on the International Financial Services Centre side was opened. The Luas Red Line began serving the station in 2004. As part of the preparation for this, the ramp that had been a bus terminus was demolished and replaced with a two-platform tram station connected to the main concourse by escalators and lift.

DID YOU KNOW THAT IT IS MALLIN STATION

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THE TRAIN STATION IN DUN LAOGHAIRE

I used this station on a regular basis for about forty years and only recently discovered that it was named Mallin Station.

When I visited the station it was unusually busy as there was a Cruise Ship at anchor in the the bay and passengers had been encouraged to use the DART service to explore Dublin. According to a member of staff there was a different ship on the previous day and another one scheduled for the following day.

The station has been named Mallin Station since 1966, after Michael Mallin, although it is usually referred to simply as Dún Laoghaire. It has two through platforms and one terminal platform and is served by DART services, the South Eastern Commuter line, and InterCity services to Rosslare Europort via Wexford.

Unusually, the station building is on a bridge above the platforms, in a setup similar to Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station. The station has a ticket counter, automatic ticket machines and a small coffee shop/smoothie bar.

CLONTARF TRAIN STATION

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PHOTOGRAPHED 15 SEPTEMBER 2016

I have only visited this station once or twice and 2016 could well have been my last visit.
The original photographs suffered from motion blur and camera shake but was able to correct the problem using ON1 Photo RAW.

Clontarf Road railway station is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland, on the DART commuter rail line. It is located in the suburb of Clontarf, close to the seafront. The station was opened on 29 September 1844 and is currently operated by Irish Rail.

Clontarf Road station has two platforms, one serving southbound trains and the other serving northbound trains. The station has a ticket office, a waiting room, and a car park. There is also a pedestrian footbridge connecting the two platforms.

The station is served by the DART commuter rail line, which runs from Howth to Bray. The DART operates every 10-15 minutes during peak times and every 20-30 minutes off-peak.