Kildare railway station is a railway station in Kildare

Kildare

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. It has three tracks, one for through services and two platforms. As the first major station on the south- and west-bound line from Heuston station

Dublin Heuston railway station

Dublin Heuston , commonly called Heuston Station , is one of Ireland's main railway stations, serving the south, southwest and west. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann , the national railway operator...

, it is served, or at least passed-through, by a large number of trains. It is also the changing-point for passengers to/from the west of Ireland to/from services to Waterford. It is also used by timber trains and container trains travelling between Waterford and County Mayo to run round.

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

External links

• Kildare Station website