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Best Stations On 8 April, the annual Waterford Crystal Best Stations results were announced at a ceremony in Croke Park, Dublin. The overall winner was Greystones, which has been a regular winner of the DART stations category. Other prizes were:
| Major Stations | Mallow |
| Norman McAdams InterCity Award | Athlone |
| Louis Mongan InterCity Halt Award | Castlebar |
| DART stations | Greystones |
| Suburban Halts | Skerries |
| Unmanned Halts | Collooney |
| Best Staff Effort | Ennis |
| Mary Linehan Floral Display | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| Conservation Award | Cork |
The
conservation award was for the remodelling of the station concourse and
relocating, cosmetically restoring and providing additional information on Bury
2-2-0 No. 36, dating from 1847.
Cork
Commuter Stations
In January IÉ advertised for contractors to construct new unmanned stations at
Dunkettle (Cork-Cobh) and Kilbarry (Cork-Mallow). The scope included car parks,
lifts and footbridges. The contract duration was indicated as thirteen months.
In
February, IÉ applied for planning permission to construct the new station at
Dunkettle. The site is adjacent to the N8 Cork-Dublin road on the up side and to
the west of North Esk yard. The station is earmarked as a Park + Ride site with
367 car parking and 30 bicycle spaces. Two platforms will be linked by a
footbridge with stairs and lifts. Station facilities will also include telecom
and electrical rooms.
In February, Cork City Council granted planning permission for the new station at Kilbarry (See JOURNAL 165).
Gorey IÉ has applied for planning permission to build a 180-space car park.
Heuston Entry and
exit ticket validation barriers, already in place in Connolly and Pearse, are to
be installed at Heuston Station.
Portlaoise IÉ has applied for planning permission for construction of 80
additional car parking spaces.
Rush and Lusk IÉ has applied for planning permission for
‘the demolition of five existing dwellings, the construction of 199 additional
car parking spaces including 12 disabled parking bays, bicycle storage, the
realignment of the existing entrance to the Lusk Rush road ...’.
A second application sought permission to redevelop and improve passenger and staff facilities. These include replacing the existing footbridge with a new one that includes lifts for disabled access.
Waterford In January, An Bord Pleanála (the Planning Appeals Board) upheld Waterford City Council’s granting of planning permission for the redevelopment of Plunkett station. The Bord requires IÉ to provide a full photographic record of the interior and exterior of the old red-brick building, scheduled to be demolished as part of the project. This will be lodged with the Irish Architectural Archive. The €17m upgrade project includes bus interchange facilities and a 328-bay multi-storey car park. There will also be a mezzanine level with staff toilets and a canteen. The project is expected to take 2 years to complete, commencing in the autumn.|
The remainder of this article appears in IRRS Journal number 166, published June 2008. |
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