PUBLIC TRANSPORT

HANOVER QUAY EAST DOCKING STATION 117 AT THE AIRBNB WAREHOUSE HQ BUILDING REF-225479-1

November 27, 2023 by infomatique

THERE IS ANOTHER STATION AROUND THE CORNER ON BENSON STREET

For some unknown reason there is no number plate identify this docking station so I decided to explore the user interface and it showed the location as being Station 117 at East Hanover Quay. There is another docking station very close by on Benson Street.

Housed in one of the last remaining warehouse buildings that were so characteristic of the Dublin Dockands, the new EMEA headquarters building for Airbnb is designed as a workspace for 400 people.

Hanover Quay forms the north boundary of the extensive L-shaped docks that terminated the Grand Canal, next to the mouth of the River Dodder. Constructed between 1757 and 1796, the Grand and Royal canals encircle Dublin city centre and provide navigable waterway connections between the Liffey and Shannon rivers. Despite construction of these deep-water docks, ships continued to berth on the Liffey quays and, with the decline of the Grand Canal, the associated docks followed suit.

Despite alterations to the adjacent quays, the calp limestone walls are retained, in addition to other salient features. The scale and quality of construction of the quay and docks are testament to the ambitions of the Grand Canal Company. It forms an important part of the city’s industrial heritage and is an important reminder of the heyday of the canal era, prior to its demise following the arrival of the railway. The district is now largely redeveloped, focusing on the Grand Canal Theatre.

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November 26, 2023 by infomatique

A WET COLD DAY AT SMITHFIELD PLAZA

Smithfield Square is not a place that I visit on a regular basis but I usually visit at this time as they usually have an interesting Christmas Tree but this year it was not worth photographing so I photographed the DublinBikes Docking Station instead. The weather was horrible … wet and cold.

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AS THE BUS AND TRAM SERVICES WERE SUSPENDED IN THE CITY CENTRE

November 25, 2023 by infomatique

I WENT TO CONNOLLY STATION AND TRAVELLED BY DART

My plans on Thursday and today were disrupted so I decided that I would travel to Bray by train but I decided to get off at Sandymount Station and explore the immediate area.

When I arrived at the station it was full of vert confused travellers and tourists who had arrived in the city centre only to discover that many bus and all tram services within the city centre area had been suspended … much to the delight of local taxi drivers.

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.

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TRAM 4010 WAS STRANDED AT CONNOLLY STATION

November 24, 2023 by infomatique

DAY AFTER RIOT IN CITY CENTRE

I am not sure if the number 4010 refers to the type of tram or if it is specific to to the actual tram.

As a result of damage caused by the riot in the city centre on Thursday many trams were unable to operated

Latest Information.

Normal services will resume on the Red and Green Lines from the first tram on Saturday morning [25 November].

From now until the last tram tonight, Luas services will continue to operate as follows:

Red Line service is operating Tallaght / Saggart to Smithfield only.

There is no service operating between Smithfield and Connolly / The Point.

Green Line service is operating Brides Glen to St. Stephen’s Green only.

There is no service operating between St. Stephen’s Green and Broombridge.

Luas tickets are valid on Dublin Bus.

All lifts and escalators are in working order.

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OK WHAT IS THE DELAY

November 20, 2023 by infomatique

TRAINS WERE RUNNING LATE AT PEARSE STATION

I had to cancel an appointment so I ended up at Pearse Railway Station and I had plenty of spare time so I photographed some trains arriving at the station and some trains leaving in both directions.