Portlaoise railway station

Portlaoise

Port Laoise

Portlaoise Station

General information
Location| Railway Street, Portlaoise, County Laois, R32 P590
Ireland
Coordinates| 53°02′12″N 7°18′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.03667°N 7.30194°W﻿ / 53.03667; -7.30194
Owned by| Iarnród Éireann
Operated by| Iarnród Éireann
Platforms| 2
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Other information
Station code| PTLSE
Fare zone| G
Key dates
1847| Station opened

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Dublin–Cork

Legend

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| Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Connolly

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| Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly & The Point

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|  | Dublin Heuston
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| Luas Red Line

to Tallaght & Saggart

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Inchicore Works

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|  | Park West and Cherry Orchard †
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|  | Clondalkin/Fonthill †
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|  | Kishoge

unused

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|  | Lucan (south)  |

1947

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|  | Adamstown †
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|  | Hazelhatch and Celbridge †
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|  | Straffan |

1947

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|  | Sallins and Naas †
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|  | Newbridge †
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|  | Curragh Racecourse  |

1977

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|  | Curragh Mainline  |

1999

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|  | Kildare †
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Dublin–Waterford Line

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|  | Monasterevin †
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|  | Portarlington †
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Dublin–Westport/Galway line

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|  | Portlaoise
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to Kilkenny

1962

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Laois Traincare Depot

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|  | Mountrath  |

1976

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Limerick–Ballybrophy line

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|  | Ballybrophy
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|  | Lisduff  |

1963

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|  | Templemore
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|  | Thurles
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|  | Goold's Cross  |

1976

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to Cashel

1954

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|  | Dundrum  |

1976

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| Limerick–Rosslare line

to Limerick Colbert and Rosslare

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|  | Limerick Junction
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|  | Emly  |

1963

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|  | Knocklong  |

1977

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|  | Kilmallock  |

1977

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|  | Charleville
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|  | Buttevant  |

1977

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|  | Mallow
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Mallow–Tralee Line

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|  | Mourne Abbey  |

1963

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|  | Rathduff  |

1976

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|  | Blarney (GSW)  |

1963

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|  | Cork Kent
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Cork–Cobh/Midleton line

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† Not served by services from Dublin to Cork

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South Western
Commuter

Legend

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| Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock

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| Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly or The Point

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|  | Dublin Heuston
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| Luas Red Line

to Tallaght or Saggart

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Inchicore
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|  |  | Works

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|  |  | Park West and

Cherry Orchard
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M50 motorway

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|  | Clondalkin/Fonthill
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|  | Kishoge

(planned)

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|  | Adamstown
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|  | Hazelhatch and Celbridge
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The Grand Canal

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|  | Sallins and Naas
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The Grand Canal

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River Liffey

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|  | Newbridge
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|  | Kildare
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| Dublin–Waterford Line

to Waterford

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|  | Monasterevin
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The Grand Canal

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River Barrow

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|  | Portarlington
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| Dublin–Westport/Galway Line

to Westport or Galway

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|  | Portlaoise
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Permanent way depot

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Conniberry Junction

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Togher Inland Port (planned)

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Portlaoise Traincare Depot

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M7 motorway

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| Dublin–Cork Line

to Cork Kent

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Portlaoise railway station is a station on the Dublin to Cork and also the Dublin to Limerick Intercity railway lines. It is also the terminus for the South Western Commuter also called the Portlaoise Commuter Line which forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail network in the commuter belt for Dublin. It is the busiest county town railway station in the midlands region with up to 32 trains to Dublin (10 Non-Stop) and 30 trains from Dublin (9 Non-Stop) per day.[1]

It is situated in Portlaoise town centre, in County Laois.

## History[edit]

Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) railway station opened on 26 June 1847.[2] It was designed by Sancton Wood.[3]

In March 2008, Irish Rail opened a new Traincare depot south-west of Portlaoise town centre (officially opened on 25 July 2008). The depot provides a high quality maintenance and servicing facility for the 183 intercity railcars and some facilities for outer suburban railcars serving the Dublin - Portlaoise route. Irish Rail also have their Permanent Way depot South of the station.

## Bus links[edit]

M & A Coaches routes 828 and 828X serve the station providing links to locations such as Cashel, Urlingford, Durrow and Abbeyleix and in the other direction to the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. The bus stop is located just outside the station building on Station Road (accessed via stairs from Platform 1).[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of railway stations in Ireland

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Grand Canal Dock to Portlaoise" (PDF). www.irishrail.ie. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
2. ^ "Maryborough station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
3. ^ "Wood, Sancton". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
4. ^ "M&A; Coaches". Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portlaoise railway station.

* Irish Rail Portlaoise Station website

Preceding station  |  Iarnród Éireann | Following station

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Dublin Heuston

Portarlington |  | InterCity
Dublin-Cork railway line |  | Ballybrophy
Dublin Heuston or Portarlington (Sundays)  |  | InterCity
Dublin-Tralee Main Line |  | Thurles
Portarlington |  | InterCity
Dublin-Limerick Main Line |  | Ballybrophy
Portarlington |  | Commuter
South Western Commuter |  | Terminus
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