{"id":53852,"date":"2025-09-09T22:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T22:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/53852\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T22:12:12","slug":"irish-rail-unveils-plans-for-new-train-station-in-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/53852\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Rail unveils plans for new train station in Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The public consultation is open until Friday, October 3, with an information evening at Ballyfermot Library on Thursday, September 11, from 4pm to 8pm.<\/p>\n

Irish Rail proposes to build the station on the existing Cork main line, around four kilometres from Heuston Station and just over two kilometres from Park West and Cherry Orchard.<\/p>\n

The new station would serve an estimated 16,000 people in the immediate catchment area.<\/p>\n

Sinn F\u00e9in Dublin City Councillor Daith\u00ed Doolan described the plans as a \u201cvery positive development\u201d for Ballyfermot and the wider communities of Chapelizod and Bluebell.<\/p>\n

Depending on a planning permission decision and the availability of funding, the construction of this new station could be delivered in 2028 alongside the Dart+ programme.<\/p>\n

Following the public consultation, Irish Rail plans to commence work on a planning application early next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cResidents in Ballyfermot have for a long time been asking for a train station to link this community into the wider public transport system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would strongly encourage residents to attend the consultation event this Thursday, September 11, in Ballyfermot Library.<\/p>\n

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Artist’s impression of the platform at the proposed Kylemore station. Pic: Irish Rail<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important that people get the facts and have their voices heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cGenuine concerns about noise, dirt and dust during construction, accessibility to the station, can all be addressed if people participate in the consultation process,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Kylemore station design includes two 174-metre platforms to accommodate new Dart trains, covered footbridges, lifts for full accessibility, ticket vending machines, and secure bicycle shelters.<\/p>\n

A station plaza will provide a safe and welcoming public space, with CCTV and lighting to ensure passenger safety.<\/p>\n

The station is also designed to complement future transport developments, including the BusConnects orbital S4 route and potential Luas expansions, creating a multimodal hub for the area.<\/p>\n

It aligns with the City Edge development, which is expected to deliver up to 40,000 new homes and 75,000 jobs over the coming years, supporting sustainable growth and reducing reliance on private cars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The public consultation is open until Friday, October 3, with an information evening at Ballyfermot Library on Thursday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53853,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,18,17640,19,17,1842],"class_list":{"0":"post-53852","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-iarnrod-eireann-irish-rail","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-sarah-burke"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}