Dublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station (Irish: Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile), (previously named Amiens Street Station) is one of the main railway stations in Dublin, Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. The ornate station facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre. Situated on the north side of the River Liffey, the station provides intercity and commuter services to the north, northwest and southeast of the...
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Dublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station (Irish: Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile), (previously named Amiens Street Station) is one of the main railway stations in Dublin, Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. The ornate station facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre. Situated on the north side of the River Liffey, the station provides intercity and commuter services to the north, northwest and southeast of the island. The north-south Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service also passes through the station. The station offices serve as the headquarters of the Irish Rail firm, Iarnród Éireann.
The station was opened on 29 November 1844 by the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Company as Dublin Station, but was renamed ten years later as Amiens Street Station after the street on which it is located. Originally the station only served a single mainline to Drogheda, and only in 1853 did through services to Belfast commence. In 1891 the City of Dublin Junction...
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