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Hansfield, located on the
western extremity of Dublin City's suburbs, is a new station built on
the rebuilt section of the former line to
Navan between
Clonsilla and
Dunboyne, due to open in 2012. The
station at Hansfield which serves a new residential area between
Clonsilla and Dunboyne has up & down platforms, with the main booking
office located in an elevated position above the double track line. The
line from Clonsilla to Navan was originally built by the Dublin & Meath
Railway in 1862, and was latterly operated by the Midland Great Western.
Passenger services over the route ceased in 1947, and goods traffic
finally ended in 1963, after which the track was lifted. The section of
re-opened line reinstates the former double track which was in place
between Clonsilla and
Drumree until 1929. Two of the original
bridges between Hansfield and Dunboyne have been retained and restored. |
.JPG "This is Barnhill road overbridge located just north of...")
.JPG "Present view shows the reinstated double track line at...")
.JPG "At this time the road overbridge at Barnhill,north of...")
.JPG "The restored 1862 built overbridge has new concrete...")
.JPG "This is the northern side of the road overbridge at...")
.JPG "This is the view of the trackbed of the line looking...")
.JPG "Present view shows the relaid double track line, looking...")
.JPG "A view towards Hansfield and Clonsilla from Barnhill ...")
.JPG "As part of the line's rebuilding, all of the lineside...")
.JPG "This is the view looking north towards Dunboyne and Navan...")
.JPG "The recently clear vegetation resulted in the trackbed...")
.JPG "Some old railway sleepers, one of which still has a...")
.JPG "When the Navan line was lifted in 1963, some of the...")
.JPG "A view of the then closed off Barnhill road overbridge in...")
.JPG "This is the 1862 built bridge at Stirling, the second...")
.JPG "Present view shows the rebuilt overbridge at Stirling in...")
.JPG "This is the north side of the Stirling road overbridge...")
.JPG "The parapets on the rebuilt bridge are also now built of...")
.JPG "Like the bridge at Barnhill near Hansfield, the redundant...")
.JPG "A view looking north towards Dunboyne and Navan from the...")
.JPG "A somewhat misty view looking north towards Dunboyne,...")
.JPG "This is the view looking south towards Clonsilla and...")
.JPG "A view looking along the recently cleared trackbed at...")
.JPG "This is the accommodation bridge used by farmers to cross...")
.JPG "Closer view of the double track accommodation bridge near...")
.JPG "A view looking south towards Hansfield from the...")
.JPG "A view of the Stirling road overbridge, looking south...")
.JPG "This is the view looking north towards Dunboyne from the...")