Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station

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.

Park West and Cherry Orchard

An Pháirc Thiar agus Gort na Síliní
A view of Park West and Cherry Orchard station looking westwards towards the bridge on the M50 motorway.
LocationPark West Avenue, Dublin 12, D12 PX44
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53.335°N 6.365°W / 53.335; -6.365
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms4
Bus routes79a, 860
Bus operatorsDublin Bus, Express Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeCHORC
Fare zoneSuburban 1
Key dates
28 July 2008Station opened

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.

South Western
Commuter
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Connolly or Point Depot
 Dublin Heuston
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
 
Inchicore
Works
 
Park West and
Cherry Orchard
M50 motorway
 Clondalkin/Fonthill
 Kishoge
(future)
 Adamstown
 Hazelhatch and Celbridge
The Grand Canal
 Sallins and Naas
The Grand Canal
River Liffey
 Newbridge
 Kildare
Dublin–Waterford Line
to Waterford
 Monasterevin
The Grand Canal
River Barrow
 Portarlington
Dublin–Westport/Galway Line
to Westport or Galway
 Portlaoise
Permanent way depot
Conniberry Junction
Togher Inland Port (future)
Portlaoise Traincare Depot
M7 motorway
Dublin–Cork Line
to Cork Kent

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, a major upgrade of the Dublin-Cork main line as far as Hazelhatch. Due to continuous vandalism, the station was shut down.[2]

Passenger numbers
YearsDaily Passenger Boardings and Alightings [3]Change
2012266-
2013269 3
2014355 86
2015467 112
2016462 5
2017881 419
2018 1066 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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Cherry Orchard station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. "Rail Services Updates". Iarnród Éireann. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019.
  3. "National Heavy Rail Census Report 2018" (PDF). National Transport Authority. July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. "Phoenix Park Tunnel opens for Commuter services after €13.7 million investment". National Transport Authority. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Dublin Heuston   Commuter
South Western Commuter		   Clondalkin/Fonthill
Drumcondra    
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