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Kishoge railway station is a railway station in Ireland that serves the Kishoge (sometimes 'Kishogue') housing development in west County Dublin. It is located on the South Western Commuter route from Dublin Heuston as part of the Kildare Route Project. While construction of the station was largely complete as of 2009, it was not opened until August 26th 2024.
Development
The station was initially built in 2009 for €6 million. It was the last of a series of new and upgraded stations to be built on the route to improve commuter services from the south-west of Dublin.
The station remained unopened for 15 years, with the railway network operator Iarnród Éireann stating that expected local development did not occur for economic reasons, and "there was a further delay due to the [COVID-19] pandemic".
It was reported in mid-2022 that the station would need refurbishment at a cost of €3.8 million before an anticipated station opening in late 2023, fourteen years after its original completion. By early 2023, it was suggested that this refurbishment could take place between March and November 2023, with the station then proposed to open in December 2023. However, in August 2023 it was reported that the opening would be delayed by at least "six more months".
In early August 2024, it was reported that – following refurbishment and some adjacent road realignment – the station would open later that month. The station opened on 26 August 2024.