Adamstown railway station (Ireland)

Adamstown railway station is a station on the Dublin to Kildare Commuter service. It serves the new town of Adamstown and South Western Commuter services call to the station.

Adamstown Baile Adaim
Adamstown's station building, as seen from platforms 2 and 4.
General information
Location	Station Road, Adamstown Castle, Lucan, County Dublin, K78 EF64 Ireland
Coordinates	53.3360°N 6.4701°W / 53.3360; -6.4701
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	5
Tracks	4
Bus routes	7
Bus operators	Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	C1 C2 L51 L52 L53 P29 X30
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	ADMTN
Fare zone	Suburban 2
History
Opened	10 April 2007

South Western Commuter
Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly or The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart   Inchicore Works   Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 motorway Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge (planned) 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 (planned) Portlaoise Traincare Depot M7 motorway Dublin–Cork Line to Cork Kent

History

It opened on 10 April 2007. It is 1.1 km west of the old Lucan GSWR station which closed in 1947.

Description

The station has four through platforms and one terminal platform, and was the first Commuter station on the line (other than Dublin Heuston) to have more than two platforms. Following the completion of the Kildare Route Project, which led to the line becoming four-tracked, all platforms could be used.

The interior of Adamstown's station building, showing the modern architecture of Irish railway stations from this time period.

The station was the first railway station in recent times to be built and paid for by private developers rather than by public money. Another Dublin railway station, Navan Road Parkway on the Western Commuter line, was built in the same manner.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Adamstown Station Website
• Slideshow of construction
• Article on station canopy
• Adamstown planning applications

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Clondalkin/Fonthill		Commuter South Western Commuter		Hazelhatch & Celbridge