Interesting

Victor

I got this result when I asked http://www.dto-journeyplanner.ie/dtojp/jsp/content/start.do to plot a trip from Cherry Orchard Park West to Clondalkin stations.

Hagar

60 mins !

Imagine how long it would have taken if they hadn't "flown" across the roundabout at the M50.

Victor

Hagar wrote:

60 mins !

By foot.

Zaph0d

Sorry for being thick but what's wrong with this route? Is there no crossing at that M50 junction?

Occidental

I think the bigger problem is that the map leaves him on the N4 at Liffey Valley, further from Clondalkin station than he started.

Victor

Map edited to show the two stations.

Occidental

Victor wrote:

Map edited to show the two stations.

Oh no it isn't

Cheat

daymobrew

I think that the Journey Planner (which is generally very useful) has the wrong location for Clondalkin station - it thinks it's near Liffey Valley SC.

Cherry Orchard/Park West station is on Cherry Orchard Avenue, D10.
http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=C&action=showdetail&station_id=35
This is identified as "Clondalkin Railway Station" on Journey Planner (see Cherry_Orchard_stn.jpg attachment).

Clondalkin station is (supposedly) on North Lock Road, D22.
http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=C&action=showdetail&station_id=38
I can't find this road on my maps, nor can Journey Planner. If you pan left/west from Cherry Orchard station you will find it. See other attachment.

So, it seems like a mistake in the Journey Planner (and on IrishRail.ie, wrt addres of Clondalkin station).

If you go from Cherry Orchard to Clondalkin Industrial Estate it is very close to the desired destination.

Distance/time info:
From: Cherry Orchard And Park West Station
To: Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Clondalkin, Dublin
Distance: 5.22 km
Time: 62 minutes

Victor

Occidental wrote:

Oh no it isn't Cheat

Yes it is.

Victor

daymobrew wrote:

North Lock Road

Ninth Lock Road - the continuation of Cloverhill Road / Station Road towards Clondalkin.

Occidental

Victor wrote:

Ninth Lock Road - the continuation of Cloverhill Road / Station Road towards Clondalkin.

Where you'll find the 9th lock on the Grand Canal and the building site that used to be the Lough & Quay.

Nice dots BTW

daymobrew

I've emailed DTO about the mysterious Clondalkin Station location and Irish Rail about the North/Ninth typo.

Zaph0d

LocationAgent (the mapping product from Mapflow used by MyHome.ie) has the stations confused.

daymobrew

I contacted Mapflow and they have fixed the location of Clondalkin train station.
They manage and host the DTO Journey Planner site. The underlying graphics (that display 'Clondalkin train station' for both stations) will be fixed at a later date.