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06 Sept 2025

Frustration over delay for car park for Kildare rail station

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Frustration over delay for car park for Kildare rail station

Sallins train station

There is growing frustration over the failure to provide a car park for people using Sallins train station.

Over two years ago Irish Rail said it was in discussions with agents acting on behalf of the owners of the Waterways development. 

At the time this development had an unused 200 space underground car park that requires substantial remediation works to bring up to operational specification.

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Iarnród Éireann  said it had held several meetings with the agents to discuss terms for a leasing agreement which would include the required remediation works to the car park.

At a Naas Municipal District meeting on March 8, Cllr Carmel Kelly asked Kildare County Council to write to Irish Rail seeking information about “the status of the car park” and asking when it will open.

“It’s waiting to go and the numbers using the train are getting pack to pre-Covid-91 levels,” said Cllr Kelly.

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