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Kishoge

An Chiseog
Kishoge; An Chiseog
	Kishoge station, as seen from a passing train
General information
Location	Outer Ring Road, Clonburris, County Dublin; Ireland
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	4
Bus routes	1
Bus operators	Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	W4;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Completed but unopened (as of 2023)

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]

Development edit

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 suggested that this refurbishment could take place between March and November 2023, with the station then proposed to open in December 2023.^[1] However, as of August 2023, it was reported that the opening would be delayed by at least "six more months".^[9] A draft Irish Rail timetable, available online as of September 2023, suggested that Kishoge could open during 2024.^[10]

South Western
Commuter

Legend

Phoenix Park Tunnel

to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock

Luas Red Line

to Dublin Connolly or The Point

Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght or Saggart

Inchicore

Works

(planned)

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

Dublin–Waterford Line

to Waterford

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 edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dublin's 'ghost' train station will open this year". Irish Times. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "Decision not to reopen Lucan 'ghost train station' 'scandalous'". Dublin Live. 15 November 2016.
^ "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
^ "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
^ "Minister challenged to open up Kishogue 'ghost station'". Echo.ie. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
^ "Kildare route project fact sheet". Iarnród Éireann. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
^ "Kelleher seeks to build 1,000 homes at Clonburris". Irish Construction. 21 April 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Unused train station needs €3.8m refurbishment". RTÉ News. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Opening of Train Station is Delayed Again". dublinpeople.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Irish Rail - Draft timetable" (PDF). irishrail.ie. Retrieved 30 September 2023.