Portlaoise

Portlaoise railway station is a station on the Dublin to Cork/Limerick lines in Ireland. It is also the terminus for the South Western Commuter also called the Portlaoise Commuter Line which forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail network in the commuter belt for .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Portlaoise, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Maryborough”, “Maryborough railway station”, “Port Laoise railway station”, “Portlaoise railway station”, “Portlaoise Railway station”, and “Portlaoise Railway Station”
  • Address: Railway Street, Port Laoise

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portlaoise Courthouse and Dunamaise Arts Centre.

Courthouse
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is a judicial facility in , , Ireland. is situated 320 metres south of Portlaoise.

Theater building
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is a multidisciplinary arts centre and theatre on Church Street in , , Ireland. Established by Laois County Council, it opened in May 1999 in a converted eighteenth-century county gaol. is situated 300 metres south of Portlaoise.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 260 metres southeast of Portlaoise.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlaoise and Ballyfin.

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or Port Laoise is the county town of , in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.

Hamlet
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is a village and parish in the in , Ireland. It is around 8 km west of , on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between and . is situated 8 km west of Portlaoise.

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is a town in , with a population of about 4900 in 2022. It's difficult to believe that this small place was once a large industrial town: English Quakers settled in the 17th century and founded breweries, a distillery, woollen mills, cotton, tanneries and glassworks.

Portlaoise

Latitude
53.03701° or 53° 2′ 13″ north
Longitude
-7.30132° or 7° 18′ 5″ west
Inception
June 26th, 1847
Operator
Iarnród Éireann—Irish Rail
Network
InterCity
Open location code
9C5J2MPX+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3627845010
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q3970567
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Portlaoise” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Station Port Laoise”
  • Dutch: “Station Portlaoise”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة پورت لاويس”
  • French: “Portlaoise”
  • Irish: “Port Laoise”
  • Irish: “Stáisiún Phort Laoise”
  • Italian: “stazione di Portlaoise”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Portlaoise”
  • Urdu: “پورٹ لوش ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Portlaoise Methodist Church and Triogue Liner Park.

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