Sallins and Naas railway station

Sallins and Naas railway station is located in the centre of the village of Sallins, County Kildare and also serves Naas, 3 km (2 miles) away. The station is in Dublin Short Hop Zone and as a result is the busiest station on the Kildare Line.

Sallins and Naas Na Solláin agus An Nás
Location	Sallins, County Kildare, W91 XY28 Ireland
Coordinates	53°14′49″N 6°39′53″W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	123 126
Bus operators	Bus Éireann
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	SALNS
Fare zone	Suburban 4
History
Original company	Great Southern and Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1846	Original station opened
9 June 1947	Closed to goods
1963	Original station fully closed
31 March 1976	Sallins Train Robbery
1994	Relocated station opens

South Western Commuter
Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly or Point Depot Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart   Inchicore Works   Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 motorway Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge (future) Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge The Grand Canal Sallins and Naas The Grand Canal River Liffey Newbridge Kildare Dublin–Waterford Line to Waterford Monasterevin The Grand Canal River Barrow Portarlington Dublin–Westport/Galway Line to Westport or Galway Portlaoise Permanent way depot Conniberry Junction Togher Inland Port (future) Portlaoise Traincare Depot M7 motorway Dublin–Cork Line to Cork Kent

Sallins and Naas railway station building built in the 1840s

Feeder bus

A feeder bus operates between the station and the centre of Naas (Poplar Square & Post Office). There are several journeys in each direction throughout the day. The feeder bus doesn't operate on Sundays.

History

Originally called "Sallins", it opened on 4 August 1846[1] and was the junction for the Tullow branch, which included the original Naas station. It closed in 1963, and was renamed Sallins & Naas upon re-opening in 1994.[1]

Accidents and incidents

• On September 8, 2019, an RPSI steam train broke down at Sallins, delaying trains to and from Heuston for several hours.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. Railways of Ireland, Bob Ayres

External links

• Irish Rail Sallins and Naas Station Website
• NASRUG web forum

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Hazelhatch & Celbridge		InterCity Dublin-Galway Peak times only		Newbridge
		Commuter South Western Commuter