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Although Dublin Heuston is the terminus, the line connects to Dublin Connolly via the Phoenix Park Tunnel. This route is used for both passenger and freight services, as well as rolling stock movements to the main Iarnród Éireann works at Inchicore , just south of Heuston.
Connolly station (Irish: Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile) or Dublin Connolly is the busiest railway station in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey , it provides InterCity, Enterprise and commuter services to the north, north-west, south-east and south-west.
Heuston is an interchange with Dublin's Luas light rail tram system. Opened in 2004, [29] Heuston Luas stop is located in front of the station building; the tram tracks run perpendicular to the main line tracks.
An Iarnród Éireann 29000 Class DMU (29109) at Dublin Connolly Dublin Suburban Rail Map (proposed network). The Dublin Suburban Rail (Irish: Iarnród Bruachbhailteach Baile Átha Cliath) network, branded as Commuter, is a railway network that serves the city of Dublin, Ireland, most of the Greater Dublin Area and outlying towns. The system is ...
InterCity services from Dublin operate from two main stations: Dublin Heuston - Heuston Station is the terminus for services to the south and west of Ireland. Services from Heuston operate to Cork, Galway, Waterford, Tralee, Westport and Limerick. Dublin Connolly - Connolly Station is the terminus for services to the east and north-west of Ireland.
In 1975, CIÉ commissioned the "Dublin Rapid Rail Transportation Study" (DRRTS), [19] which recommended a four-phase plan including a prototypical Dart Underground: Phase 1 - Upgrade and electrify Howth – Bray (completed 1984 as the DART). Phase 2 - An underground line from Connolly to Heuston. Rapid Transit tracks Heuston to Clondalkin ...
The Liffey Railway Bridge is a rail bridge spanning the River Liffey near Heuston railway station in Dublin in Ireland. It is a wrought iron box truss structure, and joins lines from Heuston Station to Connolly Station through the Phoenix Park Tunnel .
The station opened on 1 May 1891. It is on the 'Loop Line' which was constructed towards the end of the 19th century by the City of Dublin Junction Railway, connecting the Dublin & Kingstown terminus at Westland Row (now Pearse Station) and Amiens St (now Connolly Station) on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland), and linked into the Midland Great Western freight line, thus joining up all the ...