Kilcock

Kilcock, on the border between Co.Dublin and Co.Meath, is located on the main Dublin to Sligo line between Maynooth and Enfield. The station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway in July 1848, but was closed to passengers in 1947 and completely in 1963. The station still retains its derelict single storey MGWR building, typical of the type built on the line to Mullingar, as well as the goods shed and its unique staggered platforms. The brick base of the signal cabin also remains, a reminder that although the station was closed, it was a block post with a passing loop until the early 1970s. With growing suburban traffic a new single platform station was opened in Kilcock in 1999, but it is located more conveniently in the centre of the village.
This is the former station at Kilcock, located west of the Co.Kildare commuting town. The Midland Great Western opened Kilcock Station with the line in July 1848, but it was closed by CIE in 1947, although the loop and signal cabin remained in use until the early 1970s. The single storey station building seen here is typical of the type built on the line to Mullingar. A view looking west towards Sligo at the north end of Kilcock Station. On the left is the brick base of the former signal cabin, demolished in the 1970s. Beyond the cabin can be seen the former down platform; the up & down platforms at Kilcock were stagarred. A view from the old N4 road at the west end of Kilcock Station, with the former down platform visible in the distance. The wide formation along here is evidence of the one time double track line, singled by the Great Southern Railway in 1930. The former goods yard at Kilcock Station, with the overgrown goods shed visible behind the excavator. Goods services to Kilcock had ceased in June 1947.
An old style CIE warning sign with 'broken wheel' logo at Kilcock Station. This was a number of produced signs to feature a misspelling in the Irish word 'Iarnrod'.