Kilcoole railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Chill Chomghaill) is a

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Kilcoole Kilcoole () is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is three kilometres (2 miles) south of Greystones, 14 kilometres (9 miles) north of Wicklow, and about 28 kilometres (17 miles) south of Dublin. It was used as the set for the Irish te ...

, County Wicklow, Ireland. The station serves the village of the same name and the nearby village of

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Facilities and services

The station has one through platform and is unmanned, has no ticket machine or toilet and is not wheelchair accessible. The station is one of the least served on the whole

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network, with only a handful of trains per day. These include, on weekdays, three trains per day to

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(with one continuing to

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) two to

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, and one train to

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. On Saturdays there are four trains to Connolly, (with one continuing to Dundalk) and three to Rosslare Europort. On Sundays and bank holidays there are three trains in each direction.

History

The station was opened on 30 October 1855 by the

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as ''Kilcool''. The station was closed in 1964 due to a lack of resources or use. It reopened on 2 November 1980, renamed Kilcoole.

Location

The station is located on Kilcoole Beach, right beside the coastline. Kilcoole village is 1.6 km from the station, while

is 6 km from the station.

Road transport

There is no public road transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stop is at Beechdale, located 900m from the station which is served by

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routes 84/84a (

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, via Bray Station) and 84X (

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, via UCD). There is a free car-park, located to the west of the station's platform.

Gallery

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References

External links

{{Dublin Suburban Rail South Eastern
Irish Rail Kilcoole Station Website
Iarnród Éireann stations in County Wicklow Railway stations in County Wicklow Railway stations opened in 1855 Railway stations closed in 1964 Railway stations opened in 1980 1855 establishments in Ireland