6-771: The Phoenix Park Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Dublin, Ireland. The tunnel was built in 1877 and begins at the Liffey Railway Bridge near Heuston Station , running underneath the Phoenix Park for 757 yards (692 m) before re-emerging close to the junction of the Infirmary Road and North Circular Road. It joins with the Sligo line near Glasnevin , before continuing to Dublin Connolly . The tunnel
12-628: The bridge and tunnel were reopened to more regular passenger traffic. The bridge and tunnel were built by the Great Southern and Western Railway (GSWR) company to connect Kingsbridge station to the Dublin docklands. Before the line was built the Midland & Great Western Railway (MGWR) company had built a railway along the Royal Canal which enabled them to transport goods directly from Spencer Dock to Broadstone station where MGWR
18-426: The bridge was largely limited to freight traffic and for shunting of engines between Connolly and Heuston. An exception to this was occasional match-day services carrying Gaelic Athletic Association fans from southern lines to Connolly Station for Croke Park stadium. However, from the early 21st century, rail transport planners and interest groups such as Platform 11 debated the use of the bridge and tunnel to link
24-480: Was based. The GSWR had to transfer the goods from the docks by road to Heuston which was time-consuming and costly so they built the line to connect with the MGWR line at Cabra . Later, because of the cost that MGWR were charging GSR for the use of its line to the docklands, a new line was built directly to the docklands. For some time, the bridge and tunnel were not used for regular passenger services, and traffic over
30-655: Was originally built by the Great Southern and Western Railway company to connect Kingsbridge station to the Dublin Docklands , and primarily used for freight. Historically the line had not been used for regular passenger trains, with most traffic through the tunnel being freight or carriages and engines shunted between Connolly and Heuston for maintenance. It had occasionally been used for special passenger services, including traffic for major Gaelic Athletic Association fixtures. It reopened on 21 November 2016 for regular passenger traffic. As of late 2018, this traffic
36-702: Was predominantly weekday services. Liffey Railway Bridge The Liffey Railway Bridge is a rail bridge spanning the River Liffey near Heuston railway station in Dublin in Ireland. It is a wrought iron box truss structure, and joins lines from Heuston Station to Connolly Station through the Phoenix Park Tunnel . Historically used primarily for freight traffic, in November 2016,
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