Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station

Park West and Cherry Orchard An Páirc Thiar & Gort na Síliní
A view of Park West and Cherry Orchard station looking east.
General information
Location	Park West Avenue, Dublin 12, D12 PX44 Ireland
Coordinates	53°20′06″N 6°21′54″W / 53.335°N 6.365°W / 53.335; -6.365
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Bus routes	3
Bus operators	Dublin Bus, Express Bus, Fair Isle Tours
Connections	G1 860 869
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	CHORC
Fare zone	Suburban 1
History
Opened	2008
Electrified	no
Key dates
28 July 2008	Station opened

Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, serving the Park West and the Cherry Orchard area.

The station opened on 28 July 2008, replacing the former Cherry Orchard and Parkwest Station located nearby. It is located in on the Dublin - Cork main line (the pre-Grouping Great Southern & Western Railway) and is served by South Western Commuter services.

v t e South Western Commuter
Legend
Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly or The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart   Inchicore Works   Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 motorway Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge 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 (planned) Portlaoise Traincare Depot M7 motorway Dublin–Cork Line to Cork Kent

The former station, Cherry Orchard and Parkwest - originally simply called Cherry Orchard - opened on 16 May 1994.^[1] It was closed on 27 July 2008 as part of the Kildare Route Project,^{[2][failed verification]} and demolished later in 2008.^[3]

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Dublin Heuston		Commuter South Western Commuter		Clondalkin/Fonthill
Drumcondra

Bus operaters that serve the station include Dublin Bus, Express Bus and Fair Isle Tours

Years	Daily Passenger Boardings and Alightings [4]	Change
2012	266	-
2013	269	3
2014	355	86
2015	467	112
2016	462	5
2017	881	419
2018	1066	185

The station benefited from increased passenger numbers with the opening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel for commuter services in November 2016 allowing direct services to Drumcondra, Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock bypassing Heuston Station.^[5]

• List of railway stations in Ireland

• Irish Rail Park West and Cherry Orchard Station website