Hazelhatch and Celbridge train station
South Western Commuter · Collchoill agus Cill Droichid · Co. Kildare
About Hazelhatch and Celbridge
Opened on 4 August 1846 with the Great Southern and Western main line and closed to goods on 9 June 1947, Hazelhatch spent most of its life as a small wayside station. The upgrade of the late 2000s changed that entirely: a new building, a car park, three additional platforms and lifts were added while the original waiting rooms were kept, and the work took an award at the 2009 National Railway Heritage Awards for fitting accessibility into a heritage structure.
It now has five platforms, four through and one terminal, and each has a job. Platforms 1 and 5 are on the fast lines and see no scheduled trains at all, being reserved for express services passing through and for emergencies such as points failures. Platforms 2 and 4 are the slow-line platforms used by the commuter trains and by the Galway and Waterford InterCity services to and from Heuston. Platform 3 is the terminus for trains arriving from Grand Canal Dock through the Phoenix Park Tunnel. One curiosity: the county boundary between Dublin and Kildare runs straight through the station.
First and last trains from Hazelhatch and Celbridge
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last | Bank holiday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Western towards Dublin Heuston | 06:17 – 23:17 | 06:17 – 23:17 | 06:17 – 23:17 | 08:26 – 21:17 | 06:17 – 22:19 |
| South Western towards Kildare | 06:34 – 23:34 | 06:34 – 23:34 | 06:34 – 23:34 | 09:29 – 20:44 | 08:44 – 20:09 |
Departures from this station in the NTA’s published timetable for a representative week. A day type with no departures is shown as no service rather than filled in from another day.
From Hazelhatch and Celbridge: South Western towards Dublin Heuston, about one train every 19 minutes at the busiest times (54 departures on a weekday) and South Western towards Kildare, about one train every 24 minutes at the busiest times (33 departures on a weekday).
Of the 87 weekday departures, 22 are InterCity or Enterprise services passing through; the rest are DART or Commuter trains. They run to Waterford and Westport/Ballina.
Next stops from Hazelhatch and Celbridge
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| South Western | Adamstown | 3.6 min |
| South Western | Sallins and Naas | 8 min |
Connections and interchange
- Iarnód Éireann timetables for the routes serving this station are published on its own station page.
Facilities
From Iarnód Éireann’s own station record. A facility that the operator does not list is left out rather than marked as absent.
Open for all services
Station Staffing Hours
Monday to Friday: 06:15- 15:50
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Station Booking Office
This station does not have a booking office. Tickets can be purchased from the ticket vending machine or a leap card can be used in applicable locations.
What is near Hazelhatch and Celbridge
The station stands in open country on the Hazelhatch Road, about a kilometre out from Celbridge village, with the Grand Canal alongside and farmland on the other side. There is nothing to walk to at the gate itself, which is why the large car park and the bus links into Celbridge and the surrounding towns matter so much here. It is also an administrative oddity: one end of the station is in County Dublin and the other in County Kildare.
Frequently asked questions
Both. The county boundary between South Dublin and County Kildare runs directly through the station, so it sits in two counties at once. The name reflects the same split: Hazelhatch is on the Dublin side, Celbridge the large town in Kildare that it mainly serves.
Platforms 1 and 5 serve the fast lines, which exist for express trains to run through the station without stopping. No scheduled service calls at them. They are brought into use only in unusual circumstances, such as a points failure that forces trains onto the fast roads.