Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station
Railway station in County Dublin, Ireland
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Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station (also known as Park West on automated Irish Rail station announcements) is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, serving the Park West and the Cherry Orchard area.
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Park West & Cherry Orchard Páirc an Iarthiar & Gort na Silíní  | |||||
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A view of Park West and Cherry Orchard station looking east. | |||||
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| Location | Park West Avenue, Dublin, D12 PX44 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.335°N 6.365°W | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Station code | CHORC | ||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 28 July 2008 | ||||
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Description
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.
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Former Cherry Orchard station
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]
Services
Train Services
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Dublin Heuston | Commuter South Western Commuter |
Clondalkin/Fonthill | ||
| Drumcondra | ||||
Bus Services
Bus operaters that serve the station include Dublin Bus, Express Bus and Fair Isle Tours
Passenger numbers
| Years | Daily Passenger Boardings and Alightings [4] | Change |
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| 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]