New Pearse Station entrance

sitstill

I had reason to walk by here today and I have to say it looks very cool. Quite cosmopolitan. It also looks ready to open, even with ticket validators switched on.

Does anyone know when its going to open or has it, like Hansfield, been put on the very long finger?

OurLadyofKnock

Not knocking the OP as I am sure it is nice - but I find it depressing that while other countries are building metros and high-speed lines, expanding railfreight, electrifaction, here in Ireland a new station entrance is all we have to get positive about.

Says it all.

Run_to_da_hills

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

Not knocking the OP as I am sure it is nice - but I find it depressing that while other countries are building metros and high-speed lines, expanding railfreight, electrifaction, here in Ireland a new station entrance is all we have to get positive about.

Says it all.

And the fact that they had to destroy the architecture of the older station in the process as what happened at Connelly.

dermo88

Run_to_da_hills

And the fact that they had to destroy the architecture of the older station in the process as what happened at Connelly

1. They did'nt, apart from the ramp being removed.
2. Conolly was a windy cattle shed prior to the rebuild, what I see now is a nice 21st century style terminus rebuilt in sympathy to its heritage.
3. The previous rebuild, done in the 1960's looked awfully dated towards the end.

Carawaystick

Connolly still is a windy sub-shed for the vast vast majority of its customers who use the only partially covered platforms.

SeanW

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

And the fact that they had to destroy the architecture of the older station in the process as what happened at Connelly.

It would be fine by me if they knocked the whole station and rebuilt it. Pearse station is the ugliest most depressing tip I've ever seen, it looks like my uncles turf shed only even more fugly.

end of the road

dermo88 wrote: »

the ramp being removed.

which was a mistake if you ask me, if their was any reason for a quick evacuation it would be disastrous, but its done now

dermo88 wrote: »

Conolly was a windy cattle shed prior to the rebuild

and if you use platforms 5 6 and 7 it still is exactly that, a windy cattle shed, maybe a field might be a better description though.

bikeman1

SeanW wrote: »

It would be fine by me if they knocked the whole station and rebuilt it. Pearse station is the ugliest most depressing tip I've ever seen, it looks like my uncles turf shed only even more fugly.

I use Pearse regularly and I think it's a great station. By far the best city centre station. The whole station being covered, loads of seating and vending machines on the platform. Always Staff on both platfors if you have any queries. Plenty of ticket barriers. Give me Pearse over Tara Sh1t anyday!!

Trampas

how long has it taken?

ongarboy

bikeman1 wrote: »

I use Pearse regularly and I think it's a great station. By far the best city centre station. The whole station being covered, loads of seating and vending machines on the platform. Always Staff on both platfors if you have any queries. Plenty of ticket barriers. Give me Pearse over Tara Sh1t anyday!!

I had to use it for the first time in about a year yesterday and was pleasantly surprised at the improvements. It's a lot brighter and more airy now and the ticket hall/entrance area is much improved. I see the yet to open escalators are ready to go for changing platforms and presumably also bringing you to the new Pearse Street entrance.

I expect some commuters coming from South Docklands/Pearse St/Ringsend direction could save up to 5 minutes of walking using the new entrance instead of walking all the way to Westland Row. It will be nice when/if the new retail units fronting the new exit get occupied also to give a bit of life to that part of Pearse Street. I wish the DARTs in Connolly still had that old seperate entrance at Amiens Street near the petrol station. You add several minutes walking through the main entrance and intercity platforms.

james142

Any pics?

Wishbone Ash

bikeman1 wrote: »

Give me Pearse over Tara Sh1t anyday!!

+1

starviewadams

ongarboy wrote: »

I had to use it for the first time in about a year yesterday and was pleasantly surprised at the improvements. It's a lot brighter and more airy now and the ticket hall/entrance area is much improved. I see the yet to open escalators are ready to go for changing platforms and presumably also bringing you to the new Pearse Street entrance.

I expect some commuters coming from South Docklands/Pearse St/Ringsend direction could save up to 5 minutes of walking using the new entrance instead of walking all the way to Westland Row. It will be nice when/if the new retail units fronting the new exit get occupied also to give a bit of life to that part of Pearse Street. I wish the DARTs in Connolly still had that old seperate entrance at Amiens Street near the petrol station. You add several minutes walking through the main entrance and intercity platforms.

My sister used to work in the shop in the Amiens Street DART station,used to have great fun playing there or in the Steddy Eddys coffee shop beside it,when it was her day to mind me during the summer.

Why was it closed down?always seemed quite busy to me as a 10 year old back in the mid 90's!

Victor

starviewadams wrote: »

My sister used to work in the shop in the Amiens Street DART station,used to have great fun playing there or in the Steddy Eddys coffee shop beside it,when it was her day to mind me during the summer.

Why was it closed down?always seemed quite busy to me as a 10 year old back in the mid 90's!

I get the impression the main reason was rationalisation of the numbers of entrances and staff numbers. It would have been difficult to upgrade for accessibility reasons. I'd also have concerns about the steepness of the stairs in a crowd situation.

ic

Does anyone know if there is any chance that the new entrance to the Pearse St station on Pearse St will be open this year?

I use the station every morning and there does not appear to be any work being done on the new entrance at the moment.

Wishbone Ash

There's a thread about it already http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056788649

(PS - it's "Pearse Station" - not "Pearse Street Station". The fact that Pearse Street is nearby is just co-incidental as the station's address is Westland Row. )

Niles

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

There's a thread about it already http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056788649

(PS - it's "Pearse Station" - not "Pearse Street Station". The fact that Pearse Street is nearby is just co-incidental as the station's address is Westland Row. )

I've heard worse, on more than one occasion I've heard people say "Connolly Street Station"!

Carawaystick

Doesn't seem to stop IE calling a station Tara Street station when it's not on Tara Street

They even had a Phoenix park station, not in the phoenix park, nor even on the line that goes through the phoenix park

Grudaire

Haha in Fairness the Phoenix Park station should have been called the Phoenix Park Racecourse station.

I remember directing some quite confused German tourists from that station to the park :-x

Niles

To say nothing of some Luas stops...

Carawaystick

Cliste wrote: »

Haha in Fairness the Phoenix Park station should have been called the Phoenix Park Racecourse station.

I remember directing some quite confused German tourists from that station to the park :-x

Because there's loads of racing there alright....

Wishbone Ash

Carawaystick wrote: »

Doesn't seem to stop IE calling a station Tara Street station when it's not on Tara Street

They even had a Phoenix park station, not in the phoenix park, nor even on the line that goes through the phoenix park

Niles wrote: »

To say nothing of some Luas stops...

The general policy is to name stations according to the area, major street or major landmarks near them. Tara Street would be a better known and bigger street than Luke Street or Poolbeg Street.

In 1966 to recognise the 50th anniversary of the 1916 rising some Irish city and provincial train stations were renamed after the leaders of the rising. Hence Amiens Street Station became Connolly Station and Westland Row Station became Pearse Station.

Pearse Street itself was renamed much earlier (as Padraig Pearse was born there) along with the general trend to move away from British street names following independence. (I think it was previously known Brunswick Street).

Victor

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Pearse Street itself was renamed much earlier (as Padraig Pearse was born there) along with the general trend to move away from British street names following independence. (I think it was previously known Brunswick Street).

The trend actually pre-dated independence.

Carawaystick

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The general policy is to name stations according to the area, major street or major landmarks near them. Tara Street would be a better known and bigger street than Luke Street or Poolbeg Street.

It still doesn't explain why Pearse station isn't named after a street, it's close to but Tara street station is.
If it was just Tara station, there'd be no issue.

goingnowhere

Pearse Station was until 1966 named Westland Row, which is the street at the front door. Only Dublin mainline/terminus stations were renamed in 1966, the regional and non terminus stations only had a suffix added

Tara Street was known as George's Quay following its opening, so again there is a little bit of nationalism at play in the naming. If they ever rebuild Tara Street it will actually have an entrance on Tara Street

Wishbone Ash

Carawaystick wrote: »

It still doesn't explain why Pearse station isn't named after a street

Read the rest of my post!

oppenheimer1

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

And the fact that they had to destroy the architecture of the older station in the process as what happened at Connelly.

dermo88 wrote: »

Run_to_da_hills

And the fact that they had to destroy the architecture of the older station in the process as what happened at Connelly

1. They did'nt, apart from the ramp being removed.
2. Conolly was a windy cattle shed prior to the rebuild, what I see now is a nice 21st century style terminus rebuilt in sympathy to its heritage.
3. The previous rebuild, done in the 1960's looked awfully dated towards the end.

The rebuild of Connolly has to be seen in the context of the masterplan that CIE were hoping to develop. That was/ie to create a mixed use creative space on the disused lands and carpark at Connolly. The plan was to transform Connolly and its hinterland, and I would have seen the works carried out to date as a mere first phase.

http://www.reddyarchitecture.com/urbanism-connolly.html

Hungerford

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

The rebuild of Connolly has to be seen in the context of the masterplan that CIE were hoping to develop. That was/ie to create a mixed use creative space on the disused lands and carpark at Connolly.

And the bulk of the train stabling area.

LivelineDipso

any photos?

Van.Bosch

Anyone have any idea on when this will open? Here now and it looks ready?

patrickmooney

Yes it opened yesterday, and surprise surprise it's only open part time. Why this and the Tara Street entrance can not be opened full time is a joke.....
http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4796&p=116&n=237