Navan Road Parkway railway station

Not to be confused with M3 Parkway railway station.

Navan Road Parkway (Irish: Ollpháirc Bhóthar na hUaimhe) is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland. It is owned and operated by Iarnród Éireann.^[1]

Navan Road Parkway Ollpháirc Bhóthar na hUaimhe
General information
Location	Navan Road, Dublin 15, D15 YX57 Ireland
Coordinates	53.3776°N 6.3454°W / 53.3776; -6.3454
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	11
Bus operators	Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus
Connections	38 38A 38B 38D 39 39A 70 109 109B 109X 111
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	PHNPK
Fare zone	Suburban 1
Key dates
21 January 2008	Station opens as "Phoenix Park"
25 September 2011	Station renamed "Navan Road Parkway"
Location

Location

The station is on the Dublin - Sligo railway line (see Rail transport in Ireland), located between Ashtown railway station and Castleknock railway station.

The station is adjacent to the Navan Road dual carriageway R147 road between the roundabout at the junction of Castleknock Road and Ashtown Road and the roundabout at the junction of Auburn Avenue and New Dunsink Lane. Access to the station is via a grade-separated junction off the R147.

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

Design and services

Similar to both Dún Laoghaire railway station and Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station, the station building is on the bridge that connects the two platforms. From here there are lifts and stairs down to each platform. It is an unstaffed station.

The station is served by Western Commuter services. Both main services (westbound to Maynooth and Longford and eastbound to Dublin city centre and Docklands branch services (from Clonsilla to Docklands) call at the station. InterCity services do not call at the station, although one can interchange at either Maynooth or Dublin Connolly railway station.

History

It opened on 21 January 2008 as 'Phoenix Park' station but was renamed on 25 September 2011 to 'Navan Road Parkway'.

Renaming

The station was built by the developers of the Phoenix Park Racecourse Apartments on the site of the old Phoenix Park Racecourse. The station is further from the 1st phase of Phoenix Park than Ashtown Station, with the subsequent phases currently under construction better served by Navan Road Parkway.

The confusion over the name led to Iarnród Éireann erecting posters in Dublin Connolly railway station stating "For the Phoenix Park, use Ashtown Station".

With the start of the new railway timetable on 25 September 2011, the station was renamed Navan Road Parkway.

See also

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