Kilcoole railway station
Entrance to Kilcoole railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Kilcool and Newtownmountkennedy | ||||
| Location | Sea Road, Kilcoole, County Wicklow Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°6′23″N 6°2′28″W / 53.10639°N 6.04111°W | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KCOOL, 139 | ||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 5 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | No | ||||
| Original company | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 30 October 1855 | Opened as Kilcool and Newtownmountkennedy | ||||
| 1880 | Renamed Kilcool | ||||
| 1890 | The original platform, seaward side, washed away by sea | ||||
| 9 June 1947 | Goods services cease | ||||
| 30 March 1964 | Closed | ||||
| 8 June 1980 | Reopened as Kilcoole | ||||
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Kilcoole railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Chill Chomghaill) is a railway station in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland. The station serves the village of the same name and the nearby village of Newtownmountkennedy.
History
The station was opened on 30 October 1855 by the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway as Kilcool.[1] The station was closed in 1964 due to a lack of resources or use. It reopened on 2 November 1980, renamed Kilcoole.
Location
The station is located on Kilcoole Beach, right beside the coastline. Kilcoole village is 1.6 km from the station, while Newtownmountkennedy is 6 km from the station.
Road transport
There is no public road transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stop is on Sea Road, about 600m from the station, which is served by Go-Ahead Ireland route L2 (Newcastle to Bray Station).
There is a free car-park, located to the west of the station's platform.
Facilities and services
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The station has one through platform and is unstaffed. A ticket machine and wheelchair ramp were added between 2020 and 2024. A schedule change in 2025 improved service, and now all trains on the Dublin-Rosslare line stop at Kilcoole, in both directions.
The DART+ programme is planned to bring hourly train services to Kilcoole station.
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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| Greystones | InterCity Dublin-Rosslare railway line limited service |
Wicklow | ||
| Commuter South Eastern Commuter limited service |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Greystones & Delgany | Dublin and South Eastern Railway Dublin-Rosslare |
Newcastle Line open, station closed | ||
Gallery
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Protection
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Platform
See also
References
- ^ "Kilcoole station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 November 2018.