Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station

Leixlip Louisa Bridge is a railway station in the north-eastern corner of County Kildare, Ireland. It is one of two stations that serve the civil parish of Leixlip, the other being Leixlip Confey. Both stations lie on the Dublin to Maynooth commuter route.^[1] It is one of the few stations in the Iarnród Éireann network in which the station building is located directly over the platforms, on a bridge (Dún Laoghaire railway station also follows this design).

v t e Western Commuter
Legend
Dublin–Sligo Line Longford Edgeworthstown Mullingar Enfield Kilcock Maynooth Leixlip Louisa Bridge Leixlip Confey M3 Parkway Dunboyne Hansfield (serves Ongar) Clonsilla Coolmine Castleknock Navan Road Parkway Ashtown Pelletstown Broombridge to Liffey Junction & Dublin Broadstone ( closed 1937 ) The Royal Canal Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Heuston Drumcondra Docklands ( Spencer Dock) The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse

Leixlip Louisa Bridge Léim an Bhradáin Droichead Louisa
General information
Location	Station Road, Leixlip, County Kildare, W23 NH33 Ireland
Coordinates	53.3699°N 6.5069°W / 53.3699; -6.5069
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	3
Bus operators	Dublin Bus, JJ Kavanagh and Sons
Connections	139 C3 X26
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	LXLSA
Fare zone	Suburban 3
Key dates
1 September 1848	Station opens as Louisa Bridge and Leixlip
1851	Station renamed Leixlip
2 July 1990	Station renamed Leixlip Louisa Bridge
2000	Station upgraded
Location

Location and access

View of the Rye Water
aqueduct from Louisa Bridge station

The station is located west of the town centre, on the R148 regional road.

History

A 29000 Class DMU (29020) on a Western Commuter service to Maynooth

Originally named Louisa Bridge & Leixlip when it opened on 1 September 1848 the station was known simply as Leixlip from 1851,^[2] until the opening of Leixlip Confey railway station in 1990.^{[citation needed]}

The station was upgraded to two platforms as part of the Western Commuter upgrade project in the early 2000s. At the same time, it was reconstructed to be disability-friendly. The previous station building is now a dwelling house. The 1980s concrete block station building remains, albeit out of use, and is the only remaining station building of this style from the 1980s re-opening of the Western Commuter line.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Rail transport in Ireland