LANYON PLACE BELFAST THE AREA NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION
As I had to check out of the hotel more than an hour before my train was due to depart I decided to explore the area near the station especially as the station itself is less than interesting.
Belfast Lanyon Place (formerly Belfast Central) is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. Located on Bridge Street in the Laganside area of central Belfast, it is one of four stations in the city centre, the others being Great Victoria Street, City Hospital and Botanic. Lanyon Place is the northern terminus of the cross-border Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly. It is also served by Northern Ireland Railways, which operates routes to other locations in Northern Ireland, including Derry, Bangor, Portadown and Larne.
I should mention Belfast’s new transport hub will be officially named Belfast Grand Central Station. Belfast’s new transport hub will be officially named Belfast Grand Central Station. Work on the south Belfast station began in February and is expected to open by 2025. When completed, it will become the largest integrated transport hub on the island of Ireland.
NEW RAILWAY STATION AT PELLETSTOWN -WHERE IS THAT?
I am willing to bet that you never heard of Pelletstown but the area has attracted much attention as it now has a new train station which I will find useful going forward especially as there is a train every 30 minutes in either direction. At peak times the frequency is higher.
During my visit I photographed both sides of the track and both sides of the Royal canal as well a a public park which I had been unaware of until today. The public park is named Ashington Park and it is described as a green space by Dublin City Council.
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.
The station is adjacent to the 8th Lock residential quarter development, owned by German investor Union Investment.
I visited Clonsilla today as part of my “Royal Canal” project. As I have never visited this exact location before I have little personal knowledge of the area.
The station opened on 1 September 1848 and was closed for goods traffic on 17 June 1963. The footbridge at Clonsilla was originally located at the former railway station in Listowel, County Kerry. Between here and Leixlip Confey is what is left of the old Lucan North station (also known as Coldblow) which closed on 8 October 1941. All that remains of the station is a small red brick building on the bank between the tracks and the canal. This building was a waiting room. The station was opposite this but has become a private residence and has been extended and renovated.
The station is one of the original four Western Commuter stations which became part of the line on its inception in November 1981, the others being Ashtown (opened January 1982), Leixlip Louisa Bridge and Maynooth.
On 2 September 2010, the original Dunboyne branch line reopened as the M3 Parkway commuter branch line. The junction is just to the west of Clonsilla station.
The station underwent an upgrade in 2000 that saw the platforms lengthened and a new station building being constructed. The ticket office is open from 06:00 AM to 14:00 PM, Monday to Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
In 2012, the station was further upgraded with a new footbridge and escalator, refurbished station building, new platform surfaces and construction of platform 3. Platform 3 is used for a shuttle train service between Clonsilla and M3 Parkway.
The level crossing is still a gated crossing, operated from a wheel in the signal cabin.
Clonsilla station lies on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth and the Dublin Docklands to M3 Parkway (peak times only
Dublin Bus 39 and 239 services stop outside the station providing connections with the Blanchardstown area and Lucan.
A WALK ALONG COOLMINE ROAD FROM THE RAILWAY STATION TO CLONSILLA ROAD JUNCTION
This is an area of Dublin that know little about and I had less than 30 minutes to photograph the area because of heavy rain so I visited again two days later and I will the photographs later this week.
When I visited the times of the electronic display were incorrect but the information via my iPhone was accurate.
Coolmine railway station serves Coolmine, County Dublin, Ireland. It lies on the Dublin to Maynooth and Dublin Docklands to M3 Parkway railway station commuter routes.
A large car park is located next to the station, making it a popular park and ride location.
The station was opened on 2 July 1990, along with Broombridge, Castleknock, and Leixlip Confey. Like the latter three of these stations it underwent an upgrade project in 2000 which led to the portacabin booking office being replaced by a permanent station building and the platforms being lengthened. The ticket office is open from 06:30 to 13:00, Monday to Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday [I assume that the station is operational at weekends].
This is an area of Dublin that know little about and I had less than 30 minutes to photograph the area because of heavy rain so I will need to visit again.
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