Liffey Junction railway station

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Liffey Junction, also known as Gabhal na Lífe, was a small railway junction in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 1864 when the Liffey Line reached the River Liffey at North Wall as part of the Midland Great Western Railway.

Passenger services ended on 18 January 1937 when the Broadstone–Liffey Junction line closed; trains were redirected to Pearse Station (then Westland Row). The station stayed open for cattle traffic until 1977 and was later used to store wagons. Most of the station has disappeared, but a few features remain.

Remnants include a water tower between the mainline and the Liffey Line branch (now part of the Dublin–Sligo line) beside the Royal Canal, a water column, and traces of an island platform. A carriage shed once stood between the Liffey Line and the Royal Canal, marked today by a triangular area on the northeastern side of the Liffey Line bridge over the Royal Canal. The area also housed the MGWR creosoting plant.

By 2017, tracks and overhead wires were laid along the old route to Dublin Broadstone in preparation for Luas Cross City services, which began on 9 December 2017. A new Luas depot was built on the site of the former station, and the downside loading bank was demolished in early 2016.