Kishogue Opening Date - Page 2

Colm Moore · 28-01-2010, 00:24

Plenty of people living only a short distance away. The problem as always is getting the people to the station and away from Heuston to where they want to go.

http://www.shelbournedevelopment.com/property.php?id=57

comcor · 28-01-2010, 09:14

It is just an excuse after all.

Kilbarry was also put off and that's surrounded by houses and apartments. But I guess saying that they don't have the money to do it may sound like they're becoming political. And when the board is appointed by the government...

RadarControl · 07-04-2010, 13:31

There is some additional construction work going on at the moment. It looks like they might be adding a platform to what will be the outbound fast track once all work is complete.

sean · 12-04-2010, 00:41

Looking at the area on a map, Kishogue station is literally just off the Dublin Outer Orbital Road, a dual carriageway at that point.

What I don't understand is this: why just build a big car park at the station (since it seems to be a lot of empty space around there) and use the place in the interim as a "D.O.O.R. Park and Ride?"

Colm Moore · 12-04-2010, 01:35

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Originally Posted by sean

Looking at the area on a map, Kishogue station is literally just off the Dublin Outer Orbital Road, a dual carriageway at that point.

What I don't understand is this: why just build a big car park at the station (since it seems to be a lot of empty space around there) and use the place in the interim as a "D.O.O.R. Park and Ride?"

Outer Ring Road - DOOR is from Naas to Balbriggan / Drogheda "cross country".

There is a park and ride one stop further on at Clondalkin Fonthill and further west at Adamstown.

sean · 12-04-2010, 11:17

Ack, I mean Dublin Outer Ring Road, or the R136 dual carriageway.

There may be park and rides in those other stops, but from the point of view of Kishogue being on a major dual carriageway such as the R136, it would be ideal to have one there too.

I'm sorry, but IMHO in a country that's a car dependent as Ireland, building a train station off a dual carriageway without a single parking space makes no sense whatsoever. Particularly when there's a big empty field next door.

Colm Moore · 12-04-2010, 11:27

But there are dirty big dual carriageways connecting that station to the next stations also.

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Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	Plenty of people living only a short distance away. The problem as always is getting the people to the station and away from Heuston to where they want to go. http://www.shelbournedevelopment.com/property.php?id=57 __________________

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Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	But there are dirty big dual carriageways connecting that station to the next stations also. __________________

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28-01-2010, 09:14	#22
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	It is just an excuse after all. Kilbarry was also put off and that's surrounded by houses and apartments. But I guess saying that they don't have the money to do it may sound like they're becoming political. And when the board is appointed by the government...

07-04-2010, 13:31	#23
RadarControl Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kildare Posts: 55	There is some additional construction work going on at the moment. It looks like they might be adding a platform to what will be the outbound fast track once all work is complete.

12-04-2010, 00:41	#24
sean Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 707	Looking at the area on a map, Kishogue station is literally just off the Dublin Outer Orbital Road, a dual carriageway at that point. What I don't understand is this: why just build a big car park at the station (since it seems to be a lot of empty space around there) and use the place in the interim as a "D.O.O.R. Park and Ride?"

12-04-2010, 11:17	#26
sean Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 707	Ack, I mean Dublin Outer Ring Road, or the R136 dual carriageway. There may be park and rides in those other stops, but from the point of view of Kishogue being on a major dual carriageway such as the R136, it would be ideal to have one there too. I'm sorry, but IMHO in a country that's a car dependent as Ireland, building a train station off a dual carriageway without a single parking space makes no sense whatsoever. Particularly when there's a big empty field next door.