Heuston railway station




Not to be confused with Euston railway station.






















































































Heuston Station


Stáisiún Heuston



Iarnród Éireann
Luas


Hueston Station.jpg
The station in late 2006

Location St John's Road West
Dublin 8
D08 E2CV
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates
53°20′47″N 6°17′34″W / 53.346451°N 6.292662°W / 53.346451; -6.292662Coordinates: 53°20′47″N 6°17′34″W / 53.346451°N 6.292662°W / 53.346451; -6.292662
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 12 (including 3 for Luas)
Bus routes

  • 67

  • 67A

  • 67X

  • 90

  • 145
Bus operators Dublin Bus
Connections Luas Red Line
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Architect
Sancton Wood (terminal)
John MacNeill (train shed)[1][2]
Other information
Station code HSTON
Fare zone Suburban 1
History
Opened 4 August 1846; 172 years ago (1846-08-04)
Pre-grouping GSWR
Post-grouping GSR
Pre-nationalisation CIÉ Railways Division
Key dates
1846 Station opened as Kingsbridge Station
1966 Renamed as Heuston Station
1998, 2004 and 2005 Station refurbished and partially rebuilt






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Heuston Station /ˈhjuːstən/ (Irish: Stáisiún Heuston; formerly Kingsbridge Station) also known as Dublin Heuston, is one of Ireland's main railway stations, linking the capital with the south, southwest and west. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ), the national railway operator. It also houses the head office of its parent company - Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ).[3] The station is named in honour of Seán Heuston, an executed leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, who had worked in the station's offices.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Operation


    • 2.1 Rail services


      • 2.1.1 InterCity


      • 2.1.2 Commuter




    • 2.2 Links to other main railway stations


    • 2.3 Platforms




  • 3 Proposed developments


  • 4 Passenger numbers


  • 5 Gallery


  • 6 Connections


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


The station opened on 4 August 1846 as the terminus and headquarters of the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR). It was originally called Kingsbridge Station after the nearby Kings Bridge over the River Liffey.[4][5] In 1966, on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, it was renamed "Heuston Station" in honour of Seán Heuston, a young railway worker who commanded a nearby post in the 1916 Easter Rising. Heuston was one of the 16 executed by the British after that Rising, and had previously worked in the station's offices.[5]


The passenger terminal and buildings were built to designs by London-born architect Sancton Wood, and the train sheds and infrastructure were designed by Irish-born railway engineer John MacNeill.[1]


When first constructed the station had only two platforms separated by 5 carriage lines. Two of the lines were subsequently replaced by a two-sided platform and the remaining carriage line also removed. An additional platform was created in 1872 on the south side of the station beyond the station roof, this was known as the "military platform" and was intended that military personnel could be kept separate from the rest of the station.[6] Due to the need to cater for increased demand and reduce delays, three new platforms were incorporated in August 2002 as part of a €170,000,000 development incorporating improved signalling and approach track-work.[7]


Since its renewal (by Quinn Savage Smyth architects and engineers Buro Happold)[8] it includes two branches of Eason's, a Marks & Spencer Simply Food store, as well as some dining facilities, including a Supermacs and a pub.[9]


A maintenance depot at the Inchicore railway works is located approximately three kilometres (two miles) away and, as with Heuston Station itself, was also opened in 1846.[10]



Operation




Interior of the station looking towards the track area




Ticketing area



Rail services



InterCity


InterCity services from Heuston go to and from Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo and Kerry.



Commuter


Commuter services stop at all stations to Portlaoise Mondays to Saturdays, and on Sundays at all stations to Kildare.


All services leave the station on a triple line as far as Inchicore, quadruple line until Hazelhatch, and thereafter only double line (one each way).[citation needed]


Heuston is the terminus for the main line to Cork, and there are key service and transfer points in the Cork-bound direction at:




  • Kildare (for stations on the Waterford line)


  • Portarlington (for routes to west via Tullamore and Athlone)


  • Portlaoise (end of commuter services from Heuston)


  • Ballybrophy (junction for stations on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line),


  • Limerick Junction (for transfer to Limerick and Ennis services, and Waterford via Clonmel)


  • Mallow (junction for Killarney and Tralee, and start of Cork commuter services).



Links to other main railway stations


Before 2016, the physical rail link between Connolly Station and Heuston via the Phoenix Park Tunnel was usually only used for freight and rolling stock movements. Once or twice a year special trains operated, usually from Cork to Connolly for Gaelic Athletic Association matches at Croke Park. A more regular service along this route, with four journeys an hour, began on 21 November 2016.[11]


The Luas light rail red line connects the two stations (apart from off-peak Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays).[12]Dublin Bus has a direct service to Connolly, but this operates as a special service for Dublin Airport so fares are not at commuter level.[citation needed]



Platforms


There are nine platforms: eight terminal platforms and one through platform. Platform 1 is an extension to Platform 2, and reachable only via that platform. Prior to Heuston's 2002-2004 upgrade, there were five terminal platforms.[13][14]


The through platform is numbered Platform 10, and is situated on the Phoenix Park Tunnel line, which connects to Connolly Station.[14] There is no platform nine.[14] Platform 10 is some distance from the main concourse, and is not used for any regular scheduled trains.



Proposed developments


A 2018 consultation paper for the proposed Dublin MetroLink project included a reference to a potential future station, labelled "Heuston West", with connections via the Phoenix Park Tunnel to Cabra.[15]


Other plans, first published in the 1970s,[16][17] suggested that a proposed DART Underground project would link underground stations at Heuston and Pearse Street via a tunnel.[18][19] As of 2015, these plans were subject to review,[19] and as of mid-2018, the DART Underground project was not funded.[20]



Passenger numbers






































Years Daily Passenger Boardings and Alightings Change
2012 16,748[21]
 -
2013 17,581[22]
Increase 833
2014 18,667[23]
Increase 1,086
2015 19,319[24]
Increase 652
2016 19,544[25]
Increase 225
2017 22,296[26]
Increase 2,752


Gallery






  • Facade







  • Cork-Dublin train at Heuston







  • Renovated roof







  • Heuston interior






Connections


























































































Preceding station
  
Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann
  
 Following station
Terminus
  
Commuter
South Western Commuter
  
Park West &
Cherry Orchard
Terminus
  
InterCity
Dublin-Cork
  
Newbridge
or
Kildare
or
Portlaoise
Terminus
  
InterCity
Dublin-Waterford
  
Newbridge
 
InterCity
Dublin-Limerick via Thurles
  
Terminus
  
InterCity
Dublin-Galway
  
Hazelhatch
& Celbridge
Terminus
  
InterCity
Dublin-Westport/Ballina
  
Kildare
or
Newbridge
Terminus
  
InterCity
Dublin-Tralee
  
Portlaoise
Preceding station
  
Luas
  
 Following station

Museum
towards Connolly or The Point

  
Red Line
  
James's
towards Tallaght or Saggart
 
Proposed
  
Terminus
  
 Commuter
South Western Commuter
  
Heuston West

Christchurch
  
DART
Line 2
  
Inchicore


See also



  • List of railway stations in Ireland

  • History of rail transport in Ireland



References





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  2. ^ "Rewind - Kingsbridge/Heuston Station". echo.ie. The Echo. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.


  3. ^ "CIÉ Annual Report 2014" (PDF). cie.ie. CIÉ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2015. The [CIÉ] books of account are kept in Heuston Station, Dublin 8 [..] Secretary of the Board [..] Heuston Station, Dublin 8


  4. ^ "Dublin Kingsbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-31.


  5. ^ ab Boyd-Hope, Gary; Beaumont, Jonathan (14 August 2017). "How The Railways Remembered Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising". Railway Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.


  6. ^ Murray, K. A.; McNeil, D.B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. pp. 170, 171. ISBN 0904078051.


  7. ^ "A New Improved Heuston Station 2002". rte.ie. RTÉ. 22 August 2002. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018.


  8. ^ "Heuston Station". quinnarchitects.ie. Quinn Architects. Retrieved 29 November 2018.


  9. ^ "M&S Simply Food Opens in Heuston Station". 98fm.ie. 98FM. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.


  10. ^ "Inchicore Railway Works, Dublin 8, Dublin City". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 November 2018.


  11. ^ "Plans for four trains an hour in Phoenix Park tunnel next year". The Herald. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.


  12. ^ "Luas - Red Line Frequency". luas.ie. Luas. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011.


  13. ^ "Heuston to have four new platforms". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 15 February 2002. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Iarnrod Éireann is planning four new platforms for Heuston Station [..] The four new platforms will be added to the existing five


  14. ^ abc "Heuston Re-development". irrs.ie. Irish Railway Record Society. 2002. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017.


  15. ^ "Metrolink Public Consultation Document" (PDF). data.tii.ie. Transport Infrastructure Ireland. 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.


  16. ^ "Whatever happened to... An underground rail line through Dublin's city centre?". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.


  17. ^ "Could an underground Dart solve Dublin's traffic gridlock? It's being considered". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018. the Dart Underground, previously known as the Interconnector [was] Originally conceived of in the 1972 Transportation in Dublin plan


  18. ^ "DART Underground Webpage". irishrail.ie. Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015.


  19. ^ ab DART Expansion Programme Business Case (PDF) (Report). Irish Rail. 24 April 2015. p. 46. On the basis of the issues raised [in 2008] during the design review, Iarnród Éireann [instead proposed] extending DART Underground to terminate within CIÉ lands at Inchicore as opposed to Heuston Station


  20. ^ "Office plan scrapped to facilitate shelved Dart Underground". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018. the [DART Underground] project having been shelved by the Government [in 2011, does] not have government funding [and] was not included in the 10-year National Development Plan published earlier [in 2018]


  21. ^ "Rail Census 2012" (PDF). nationaltransport.ie. 2013. p. 16. Boardings Heuston 8,650 [..] Alightings Heuston 8,098


  22. ^ "Rail Census 2013" (PDF). 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2017. Table 10 Top ten stations by the number of boardings and alightings, 2013 and rank in 2012 [..] Boardings [..] Heuston 3. 8,662 (3) [..] Alightings [..] Heuston 3. 8,919 (3)


  23. ^ "Rail Census 2014" (PDF). nationaltransport.ie. 2015. p. 15. Heuston (3) 9,394 [..] Heuston (3) 9,273


  24. ^ "National Heavy Rail Census 2015" (PDF). nationaltransport.ie. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017.


  25. ^ "National Heavy Rail Census Report 2016" (PDF). nationaltransport.ie. 2017. p. 21. Top 10 stations by number of boardings and alightings, 2016 (and rank in 2015) [..] Boardings [..] Heuston (-) 9,537 [..] Alightings [..] Heuston (-) 10,007


  26. ^ "National Heavy Rail Census 2017" (PDF). nationaltransport.ie. 2018. p. 19. Top 10 stations by number of boardings and alightings, 2017 (and rank in 2016) [..] Boardings [..] Heuston (-) 10,700 [..] Alightings [..] Heuston (-) 11,596




External links







  • Irish Rail Dublin Heuston Station Website

  • Luas Heuston Stop information

  • Eiretrains - Heuston Station




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