Newbridge railway station (Ireland)

Newbridge railway station (Ireland) (Irish: An Droichead Nua) is a station on the Dublin to Cork railway line and Dublin Commuter Service.^[1] It serves the town of Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland and lies approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Irish Army Curragh Camp.

Newbridge (Ireland) An Droichead Nua
Two CIÉ 141/181 class locomotives bring the 7:30 Westport - Dublin passenger train into Newbridge station in 1986
General information
Location	Station Road, Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 CP28 Ireland
Coordinates	53.1853°N 6.8083°W / 53.1853; -6.8083
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	3
Bus routes	2
Bus operators	TFI Local Link
Connections	821 883
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	NBRGE
Fare zone	D
History
Opened	4 August 1846

v t e Dublin–Waterford
Legend
Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly & The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght & Saggart Inchicore Works Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge Lucan (south) 1947 Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge Grand Canal Straffan 1947 Sallins and Naas River Liffey Newbridge Curragh Racecourse 1977 Curragh Mainline 1999 Kildare to Cork and Westport/Galway M7 motorway Kildangan 1963 Athy Mageney 1963 Carlow Milford 1963 Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) to Palace East 1963 River Barrow Gowran 1963 to Portlaoise 1963 Kilkenny Lavistown loop line Bennetsbridge 1965 Thomastown River Nore Ballyhale 1963 Mullinavat 1963 Kilmacow 1963 to Limerick to Mallow 1967 Waterford West goods yard Waterford Plunkett to Rosslare 2010

v t e Dublin to Galway/Westport
Legend
Year closed Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly & The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght & Saggart Inchicore Works Park West and Cherry Orchard Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge Straffan 1947 Sallins and Naas Newbridge Kildare Dublin–Waterford line Monasterevin Portarlington Dublin to Cork line Tullamore Horseleap Branch to Mullingar 1964 Clara Athlone Ballinasloe Woodlawn Attymon Western Railway Corridor to Limerick Athenry Oranmore Galway Roscommon Castlerea Ballyhaunis Claremorris to Collooney Manulla Junction Exchange only Foxford Ballina Castlebar Westport to Achill 1937 Westport Quay 1978

v t e South Western Commuter
Legend
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 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

Soldiers waiting on the platform, c.1910

The station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 6 September 1976.^[2]

Services

Train Services

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Dublin Heuston		InterCity Dublin-Waterford Main Line		Kildare
		InterCity Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line
Sallins & Naas		Commuter South Western Commuter		Kildare or Terminus

Bus Services

South Kildare Community Transport serve the station providing a link to Milltown.^[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Timetables". Irish Rail. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
2. "Newbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
3. South Kildare Community Transport Limited. "South Kildare Community Transport Bus Timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014.

External links

• Irish Rail Newbridge Station website