The Cherry Orchard the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with "The Seagull", "Three Sisters", and "Uncle Vanya". The play concerns an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. Unresponsive to offers to save the estate, she allows its sale to the son of a former serf; the family leaves to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down. The story presents themes of cultural futility – both the futile attempts of the aristocracy to maintain its status and of the
Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station July 2008 as part of the "Kildare Route Project", a major upgrade of the Dublin-Cork main line as far as Hazelhatch. Due to continuous vandalism the station was shut down. 20 metres up the line, an unofficial crossing point in gap in the fence is used by many people due to the absence of a bridge in the place where the old station was located. Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, serving the Park West and the Cherry Orchard area. The station