Kishoge railway station

Kishoge railway station is a railway station in Ireland that is planned to serve the Kishoge (sometimes Kishogue) housing development in west County Dublin. It is located on the South Western Commuter route from Dublin Heuston as part of the Kildare Route Project. Construction of the station is largely complete,[2][3][4] but it had not yet opened as of 2023.[1]

Kishoge

Ciseog
Iarnród Éireann
Kishoge station, as seen from a passing train
General information
LocationOuter Ring Road, Clonburris, County Dublin
Ireland
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusCompleted but unopened (as of 2023)[1]

Development

The station was initially built in 2009 for €6 million.[5] It was the last of a series of new and upgraded stations to be built on the route to improve commuter services from the south-west of Dublin.[6][7]

The station remained unopened as of 2022, with the railway network operator Iarnród Éireann stating that expected local development did not occur for economic reasons, and "there was a further delay due to the [COVID-19] pandemic".[8]

It was reported in mid-2022 that the station would need refurbishment at a cost of €3.8 million before an anticipated station opening in late 2023, fourteen years after its original completion.[8] By early 2023 it was reported that this refurbishment could take place between March and November 2023, with the station then proposed to open in December 2023.[1] A draft Irish Rail timetable, available online as of late 2023, suggested that Kishoge could open during 2024.[9]

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
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

References
  1. "Dublin's 'ghost' train station will open this year". Irish Times. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. "Decision not to reopen Lucan 'ghost train station' 'scandalous'". Dublin Live. 15 November 2016.
  3. "Don't expect Metrolink budget to stay on track". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019. Kishoge [..] station has yet to open
  4. "What's happening with public transport in your county right now? Here's a rundown". thejournal.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021. Kishogue train station is due to be in operation by 2023
  5. "Minister challenged to open up Kishogue 'ghost station'". Echo.ie. 19 May 2016.
  6. "Kildare route project fact sheet". Iarnród Éireann.
  7. "Kelleher seeks to build 1,000 homes at Clonburris". Irish Construction. 21 April 2009.
  8. "Unused train station needs €3.8m refurbishment". RTÉ News. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  9. "Irish Rail - Draft timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
  Proposed  
Clondalkin/
Fonthill		   Commuter
South Western Commuter		   Adamstown

53.3345°N 6.4304°W / 53.3345; -6.4304

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