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Harcourt Street Station Tours

  • 31-03-2015 10:47pm
    #1
    Oasis_Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭


    Hello all,

    I have vague recollections of being inside the old Harcourt Street train station in the mid-1990s at some sort of rail exhibition.

    I heard recently that tours are offered of the old station nowadays. Is there any truth in this? Would there be any of the original station left upstairs, since the place was destroy.... sorry turned into a club?

    All info much appreciated.
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  • #2
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    When POD was open they did one weekly as a requirement of their restoration tax incentive. It was often just one person. Now it's closed I don't know if they happen anymore

    The place was destroyed when turned in to offices in the late 60s, the venues didn't make anything worse


  • #3
    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,553 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    L1011 wrote: »
    When POD was open they did one weekly as a requirement of their restoration tax incentive. It was often just one person. Now it's closed I don't know if they happen anymore

    The place was destroyed when turned in to offices in the late 60s, the venues didn't make anything worse
    In a pleasant coincidence, the Revenue this week issued a list of buildings which have availed of the Section 482 exemption and and thus available to be toured by the public. The old Harcourt Street Station is on there and the contact details are for the Odeon Bar. It's supposedly available for a tour all year round, in excess of the minimum 60 days requirement.


  • #4
    Oasis_Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭Oasis_Dublin


    Thanks for the responses. I'd like to have a look inside, see if there is anything left upstairs... even if, I mean, I've been to POD, and know there isn't! Still though...


  • #5
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    They may not be able to show you much as while it's the booking hall and offices, the vaults and shed are a different owner / venue


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