Liffey Junction railway station

Liffey Junction is a former railway station and junction on the erstwhile Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) in Dublin, Ireland.

The station opened in 1864^[1] upon the opening of the Liffey Line from this point to the River Liffey at North Wall. The station closed to passenger traffic on 18 January 1937^[2] upon the concurrent closure of the line from Broadstone to Liffey Junction, such traffic being rerouted to Pearse Station (then Westland Row). The station remained in use until 1977 for cattle traffic and afterwards was used as a wagon storage point.

Today, most of the features of this station have disappeared. Those that remain include the water tower between the trackbed of the mainline and the Liffey Line branch (now part of the Dublin–Sligo line) fronting onto the Royal Canal, the down side loading bank and traces of the up side island platform. There is also a water column.

There was a carriage shed located between the Liffey Line and the Royal Canal. This area remains distinguishable today as a triangular shaped area on the north eastern side of the Liffey Line bridge over the Royal Canal. The MGWR's creosoting plant was also located here.

As of February 2016, tracks will soon be installed along the former alignment to Dublin Broadstone in preparation for the Luas Cross City services, which are expected to commence in 2017. A new Luas depot is being built on the site of the former Liffey Junction station. The remaining features, except the water tower, will be completely demolished.

References

1. ↑ Midland Great Western Railway; Shepherd, Ernie; ISBN 1-85780-008-7; 1994 - p118
2. ↑ "Liffey Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 October 2007. 

Coordinates: 53°22′16″N 6°17′31″W / 53.371038°N 6.291904°W / 53.371038; -6.291904