Dublin Heuston railway station

Dublin Heuston, located in Dublin, Ireland is one of the country's main railway stations, serving the south, southwest and west of Ireland. It is the main railway station for the south. The station is operated by Iarnród Éireann, the national railway operator in the Republic of Ireland, with the main offices of the railway company located in the station building. The main maintenance depot, at Inchicore, is located approximately two miles from the station. The station is connected to Connolly Station by the Red Line of the Luas light rail system. As this system is built to a different gauge, through running is not possible. There is a physical rail link between the two stations via Islandbridge Junction (less than a mile from Dublin Heuston) but this is usually only used for freight and rolling stock movements — once or twice a year special trains may operate, usually from Cork to Connolly for GAA matches in Croke Park.

The station was called Kingsbridge Station from its opening in 1844 until its renaming in 1966 after Sean Heuston, an Easter Rising rebel who previously worked in the station offices. The station was designed by Sancton Wood and until the recent refurbishment was one of Dublin's less well liked stations. Since its renewal it includes an Eason's branch, as well as some cafés/restaurants.

Intercity and Commuter services all leave the station on a triple line to Inchicore and double beyond. This is the main line to Cork serving Kildare [end of Commuter services at milepost 30] and junction for Kilkenny & Waterford, Portarlington - diverging route to West of Ireland via Tullamore and Athlone, Portlaoise, Ballybrophy - junction for Limerick via Nenagh, Thurles, Limerick Junction - for direct Limerick and Ennis services and Waterford via Clonmel, Mallow - junction for Killarney & Tralee. For a full list of stops on these routes, and route descriptions.

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