Clonsilla railway station

The station underwent an upgrade in 2000 that saw the platforms lengthened and a new station building being constructed.

The ticket office is open from 06:00 AM to 14:00 PM, Monday to Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

In 2012, the station was further upgraded with a new footbridge and escalator, refurbished station building, new platform surfaces and construction of platform 3. Platform 3 is used for a shuttle train service between Clonsilla and M3 Parkway.

The level crossing here is still a gated crossing, operated from a wheel in the signal cabin.

The station opened on 1 September 1848 and was closed for goods traffic on 17 June 1963. The footbridge at Clonsilla was originally located at the former railway station in Listowel, County Kerry.^[1] Between here and Leixlip Confey is what is left of the old Lucan North station (also known as Coldblow) which closed on 8 October 1941. All that remains of the station is a small red brick building on the bank between the tracks and the canal. This building was a waiting room. The station was opposite this but has become a private residence and has been extended and renovated.

The station is one of the original four Western Commuter stations which became part of the line on its inception in November 1981, the others being Ashtown (opened January 1982), Leixlip Louisa Bridge and Maynooth.

On 2 September 2010, the original Dunboyne branch line reopened as the M3 Parkway commuter branch line. The junction is just to the west of Clonsilla station.

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

Clonsilla station lies on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth and the Dublin Docklands to M3 Parkway (peak times only Monday to Friday) commuter routes.

All nonpeak time services to Hansfield, Dunboyne, and M3 Parkway are via shuttle train service from Clonsilla at platform 3 only. Travel to Dublin City at nonpeak times for a Hansfield, Dunboyne or M3 Parkway customer means to transfer to a Maynooth to Dublin Connolly service.^[2]

InterCity trains from Dublin Connolly to Sligo do not stop at Clonsilla.

Dublin Bus 39 and L52 services stop outside the station providing connections with the Blanchardstown area and Lucan.^[3]

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Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Coolmine		Commuter Western Commuter		Leixlip Confey
Coolmine (Peak times only) Terminus (Off peak)		Commuter Western Commuter Via (M3 Parkway Branch)		Hansfield
	Proposed
Porterstown		DART Line 1		Leixlip Confey
		DART Navan Branch		Hansfield
	Disused railways
Ashtown		Midland Great Western Railway Dublin-Galway/Sligo		Lucan North Line open, station closed