The Ceannt Station Quarter (Irish: Ceantar Stáisiún Cheannt) is a planned urban quarter for the city of Galway, County Galway, Ireland. As the name suggests, the new district will be built around the city's rail station - Ceannt Station - which itself is going to undergo a major redevelopment as part of the project. Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Galway railway station Serves the city of Galway in County Galway Category: ...

The Site

Currently, Ceannt Station takes up an area of 0.99 hectares; this is to be extended to around 2.17 hectares. However, the site takes up an area of 5.97 hectares; and the new 'urban quarter' will take up 3.80 hectares (64%) of this land, while the station takes up 2.17 hetares (36%).

Station Redevelopment

Ceannt Station will undergo a major redevelopment, given it the most modern transport hub on the island of Ireland. The current two railway platforms will be upgraded to three to cope with the addition of commuter rail services in 2008/09. Bus services also form a major part of this, with 25 bus bays to be postioned next to the rail platforms. A taxi rank will also be located immediately outside the station; and car and bicycle parking will be located near to the station as well. The station will be designed in 'cathedral' style, with a fully glass roof providing natural light as well as heat in the winter months, and reducing it in summer. The Galway Suburban Rail (Irish: Iarnród Bruachbhailteach na Gaillimhe) system is a planned one-line, three station suburban network that will operate between the city of Galway and the commuter town of Athenry, both in County Galway, Ireland. ... A taxi stand (also called taxi rank, cab stand, or hack stand) is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers. ...

The Urban Quarter

This takes up most (64%) of the site, and will be built on what is now derelict railway works. The area will be environmentally friendly and partially (if not fully) self-sufficient, using greywater systems and solar panels, as well as using architecture to provide both heat and light naturally to areas both outside and inside buildings. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A laundromat in California with flat-plate solar water heating collectors on its roof. ...

The area will be built, outdoors, on various levels; which will maximise the use of space.

The site will be arranged in the follow way:

• Public Squares: 6,750 square metres.
• Cultural Facilities: 3,400 square metres.
• Public Parks: 7,500 square metres.
• Public Streets: 9,400 square metres.
• Community facilities: 1,200 square metres.
• Private communal spaces: 7,610 square metres.
• Residential: 66,900 square metres (800 units / 2,000 people).
• Retail: 31,500 square metres.
• Commercial (offices): 25,310 square metres.
• Hotel: 9,900 square metres.
• Car Parking: 70,900 square metres (500 public spaces, 1,580 commercial spaces).

In addition, existing buildings, particularly historical ones, will not be demolished, but rather redeveloped and made habitable. This is to preserve Galway's exsiting traditional architecture.

The quarter is a key link in linking Galway's three major bodies of water, Lough Corrib, Lough Atalia and Galway Bay (the harbour). A map of Lough Corrib taken from the Admiralty Chart made in 1846 Lough Corrib (Loch Coirib in Irish) is a lake in the west of Ireland. ... Galway Bay (Irish: Loch Lurgain or Cuan na Gaillimhe) is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the district of Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. ...

External Links

• Galway Station Redevelopment (Iarnród Éireann)
• CSQ FAQ
• CSQ Brochure
• Press Release