Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, serving the Park West and the Cherry Orchard area.
Park West and Cherry Orchard An Páirc Thiar & Gort na Síliní  | |
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.jpg) A view of Park West and Cherry Orchard station looking east. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Park West Avenue, Dublin 12, D12 PX44 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′06″N 6°21′54″W / 53.335°N 6.365°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Bus routes | 3 |
| Bus operators | Dublin Bus, Express Bus, Fair Isle Tours |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Platform levels | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CHORC |
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 28 July 2008 | Station opened |
Description
editThe station opened on 28 July 2008, replacing the former Cherry Orchard and Parkwest Station located nearby. It is located in on the Dublin - Cork main line (the pre-Grouping Great Southern & Western Railway) and is served by South Western Commuter services.
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Former Cherry Orchard station
editThe former station, Cherry Orchard and Parkwest - originally simply called Cherry Orchard - opened on 16 May 1994.[1] It was closed on 27 July 2008 as part of the Kildare Route Project,[2][failed verification] and demolished later in 2008.[3]
Services
editTrain Services
edit| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Heuston | Commuter South Western Commuter |
Clondalkin/Fonthill | ||
| Drumcondra | ||||
Bus Services
editBus operaters that serve the station include Dublin Bus, Express Bus and Fair Isle Tours
Passenger numbers
edit| Years | Daily Passenger Boardings and Alightings [4] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 266 | - |
| 2013 | 269 |  3
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| 2014 | 355 | 86
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| 2015 | 467 | 112
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| 2016 | 462 |  5
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| 2017 | 881 | 419
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| 2018 | 1066 | 185
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The station benefited from increased passenger numbers with the opening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel for commuter services in November 2016 allowing direct services to Drumcondra, Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock bypassing Heuston Station.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cherry Orchard station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "Rail Services Updates". Iarnród Éireann. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Cherry Orchard - 2008". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "National Heavy Rail Census Report 2018" (PDF). National Transport Authority. July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Phoenix Park Tunnel opens for Commuter services after €13.7 million investment". National Transport Authority. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.