Ceannt Station Quarter

The Ceannt Station Quarter (Irish: Ceathrú Staisiún Cheannt) is a proposed urban quarter for the city of Galway, County Galway, Ireland. As the name suggests, the new district had been proposed to be built around the city's rail station, Ceannt Station, which was also due to undergo a major redevelopment as part of the project. The project was "abandoned" in 2012.[1][2] In early 2020, it was reported that an updated planning application for the development site was due to be lodged with Galway City Council.[3] The updated plan, titled "Augustine Hill", would cover an eight-acre site around Ceannt Station "if planning permission is granted".[3]

Site

Currently, Ceannt Station takes up an area of 0.99 ha. However, the site takes up an area of 5.97 ha, and the new 'urban quarter' is proposed to take up 3.80 ha (64%) of this land while the plan proposed that the station would take up 2.17 ha (36%).

The 2007 plans proposed that Ceannt Station would undergo a major redevelopment to "make it the most modern transport hub on the island of Ireland", with the existing two railway platforms being expanded (to three) to cover addition planned Galway Suburban Rail services. Plans also proposed that 25 bus bays to be positioned next to the rail platforms.

References

"'New heart for old city': Galway's massive regeneration scheme". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020. Project Ceannt is described as one of the largest urban regeneration schemes in the history of the State [..] but plans were abandoned in 2012 due to the recession.
"New 'Ceannt Station Quarter' plan back on the cards". connachttribune.ie. Connacht Tribune. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
"Plans for new €320 million urban quarter in Galway unveiled". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

External links

CIÉ - Galway Station Redevelopment (July 2007) (archived 2010)
CIÉ - "Open Days" Brochure (July 2007) (archived 2007)
CIÉ - Galway Station Update (March 2007) (archived 2007)
CIÉ - Information Booklet (March 2007) (archived 2007)
Iarnród Éireann - Press Release (March 2007) (archived 2009)

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[1] "'New heart for old city': Galway's massive regeneration scheme". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020. Project Ceannt is described as one of the largest urban regeneration schemes in the history of the State [..] but plans were abandoned in 2012 due to the recession.

[2] "New 'Ceannt Station Quarter' plan back on the cards". connachttribune.ie. Connacht Tribune. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[examiner2020-3] "Plans for new €320 million urban quarter in Galway unveiled". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.