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Dublin Connolly Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile
The Italianate facade of Connolly Station
General information
Other names	Connolly
Location	Amiens Street, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6 Ireland
Coordinates	53°21′04″N 6°15′01″W / 53.351210°N 6.250185°W / 53.351210; -6.250185
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	7
Bus routes	23
Bus stands	2
Bus operators	Bus Eireann Dublin Bus Go-Ahead Ireland Nolans
Connections	14 15 27 27A 27B 27X 42 43 53 115 120 120B 120F 120X 126 126A 126N 126D 126T 126X 130 (GAI) 132 151 Red Line
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Station code	IÉ:CNLLY NIR:DN
Fare zone	Suburban 1
History
Opened	29 November 1844; 180 years ago (1844-11-29)
Key dates
1844	Opened as Dublin Station
1854	Renamed Amiens Street Station
1966	Renamed Connolly Station after James Connolly on the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising
1983	Station upgraded
1999	Station refurbished and partially rebuilt
2004	Luas stop opened
Iarnród Éireann CIÉ IÉ railway stations
Route map (Click to expand) Show Irish Railways Speed Network map Legend Year closed Great Victoria Street 2024 Belfast Grand Central Westlink / Central Junction to Lanyon Place Adelaide Balmoral Finaghy M1 Dunmurry Derriaghy Lambeg Hilden Lisburn Knockmore 2005 Lisburn-Antrim line 2003 Banbridge, Lisburn & Belfast Jn Rly to Banbridge 1956 Maze 1974 Broomhedge Halt 1973 Damhead 1973 Moira M1 Pritchard's Bridge 1844 Lurgan Goodyear Halt 1983 Seagoe 1842 River Bann Portadown to Dungannon, Omagh and Londonderry 1965 to Armagh, Clones and Cavan 1957 Tanderagee 1965 Banbridge Jn Rly to Banbridge 1955 Scarva Acton Crossing 1954 Poyntzpass Augheranter Crossing 1954 Knockarney Crossing 1965 Newry and Armagh Railway to Armagh 1955 Goraghwood 1965 to Warrenpoint 1965 Mullaghglass 1901 Bessbrook and Newry Tramway Craigmore Viaduct Newry MacNeill's Egyptian Arch Wellington Inn 1852 Adavoyle 1933 Northern Ireland Ireland border Mt. Pleasant 1965 M1 Castletown River Dundalk Clarke Dundalk Junct. station 1894 ← to Clones and Enniskillen│to Greenore → 1957/1952 Dundalk Railway Works 1958 Castlebellingham 1976 to Ardee 1975 Dromin Junction 1975 Dunleer 1984 Newfoundwell Boyne Viaduct Drogheda MacBride Oldcastle branch line (freight only) Bettystown 1847 Laytown Laytown Viaduct Mosney 2000 Gormanston Balbriggan Ardgillan 1867 Skerries Skerries Golf Club Halt 1960 Baldongan 1847 Rush and Lusk Rogerstown Viaduct Donabate Broadmeadow viaduct Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Baldoyle 1852 to Howth Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf 1956 Clontarf Road Fairview DART depot River Tolka North Wall Yard to Alexandra Road Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght and Saggart Loopline Bridge Trans-Dublin Line & Rosslare Line = Northern Commuter = Newry/Portadown Line This diagram: view talk edit Show Dublin line route diagram Legend Year closed Docklands ( Spencer Dock) to Belfast Grand Central • to Dublin Connolly Drumcondra Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Heuston & Cork Kent Royal Canal Dublin Broadstone 1937 Liffey Junction 1937 Broombridge Ashtown Navan Road Parkway M50 motorway Castleknock Coolmine Clonsilla to Sligo MacDiarmada Royal Canal Hansfield Dunboyne M3 Parkway Phase 1 Phase 2 Batterstown 1947 Drumree 1947 Dunshaughlin proposed Kilmessan Junction 1947 Kilmessan proposed River Boyne Trim 1947 Athboy 1947 Bective 1947 Navan Central proposed to Drogheda MacBride Navan Junction 1958 Tara Junction Tara Mine to Oldcastle Kells Blackwater Navan North proposed Proudstown 1939 Gibbstown 1947 Wilkinstown 1947 Castletown 1933 Nobber 1947 Kilmainham Wood 1947 Gypsum Industries 2001 Kingscourt 2001 This diagram: view talk edit Show Navan line route diagram Legend Year closed Sligo Mac Diarmada Sligo Quay freight terminal 2000 Ballysodare 1963 Ballisodare River Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Rly to Enniskillen 1957 proposed Western Railway Corridor to Limerick 1963 Collooney Ballymote Kilfree Junction 1963 to Ballaghaderreen 1963 Boyle Carrick-on-Shannon Drumsna 1963 River Shannon Cavan and Leitrim Railway Dromod Newtown Forbes 1963 Longford Edgeworthstown Street & Rathowen 1963 to Cavan 1959 Inny Junction 1931 Multyfarnham 1963 Clonhugh 1963 The Royal Canal to Athlone 1964 Mullingar Killucan 1963 Hill of Down 1963 River Boyne Moyvalley 1963 to Edenderry 1931 Enfield Ferns Lock 1963 Kilcock Maynooth Blakestown Leixlip Louisa Bridge Leixlip Confey Lucan North 1941 Barberstown Docklands branch to M3 Parkway Clonsilla Coolmine Coolmine Castleknock Blanchardstown 1937 Navan Road Parkway Ashtown Ashtown Pelletstown Reilly's Bridge 1847 Broombridge Liffey Junction passengers 1937 goods 1977 Dublin Broadstone 1937 Glasnevin 1910 The Royal Canal Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Heuston Drumcondra Belfast–Dublin railway line Docklands ( Spencer Dock) The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght and Saggart Dublin-Rosslare railway line to Rosslare Europort = Western Commuter This diagram: view talk edit Show Sligo line route diagram Legend Year closed Dublin–Belfast Main Line Dublin–Sligo Main Line Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart R. Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Street railway works Grand Canal Dock Grand Canal Gasworks Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Ballsbridge Showground Passengers 1941 Goods 1971 Serpentine Avenue Sandymount Sandymount Sydney Parade Sydney Parade Merrion Gates Merrion 1934 Booterstown Williamstown 1841 Blackrock Seapoint Salthill and Monkstown Kingstown Harbour (west pier) 1837 Dún Laoghaire Mallin Carlisle Pier 1980 Sandycove Cutting Sandycove and Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey (Atmospheric) 1854 Dalkey Killiney Hill Tunnel Obelisk Hill 1858 Killiney moved 1882 Ballybrack 1863 1882 Shankill MP 11 (to Pearse) Shanganagh Junct., to Harcourt St. 1958 MP 11 (to Harcourt Street.) Woodbrook Halt 1960 County Dublin County Wicklow Bray Bray Daly Bray Cove Halt 1929 Bray Head Tunnel No.1 Bray Head Tunnel No.2 Bray Head Tunnel No.3 Bray Head Tunnel No.4 Greystones Kilcoole Newcastle 1964 Wicklow Murrough 1976 R. Vartry Wicklow Rathnew 1964 M11 motorway Glenealy 1964 Rathdrum Avoca 1964 Woodenbridge Junction 1964 Shillelagh branch line 1945 Glenart platform 1925 (private halt for Earl Carysfort) M11 motorway Arklow M11 motorway County Wicklow County Wexford Inch 1963 Gorey M11 motorway Camolin 1963 Ferns 1977 Enniscorthy R. Slaney Enniscorthy Tunnel Edermine Ferry 1963 Waterford line 1963 Macmine Junction 1963 Killurin 1963 Killurin Tunnel Ferrycarrig Tunnel Wexford (Carcur) 1872 Wexford Wexford South 1977 Felthouse Junction 1910 Limerick-Rosslare Line 2010 Rosslare Strand Kilrane 1963 Rosslare Europort This diagram: view talk edit Show Rosslare line route diagram Legend Belfast–Dublin Main Line Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Howth Sutton Bayside Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road Fairview Depot River Tolka Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly   to Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to The Point Loopline Bridge over River Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill & Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Mallin Sandycove & Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (under construction) Bray Daly Greystones Dublin–Rosslare Main Line This diagram: view talk edit Show DART route diagram Legend Belfast–Dublin line Newry ( No-Longer Served from Sept 24   ) United Kingdom Ireland border Dundalk Clarke to Navan (freight only) Drogheda MacBride Laytown Mosney 2000 Gormanston Balbriggan Skerries Rush and Lusk Donabate Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin DART Howth Branch Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse Dublin-Rosslare line to Bray and Rosslare Europort This diagram: view talk edit Show Northern Commuter route diagram Legend Dublin–Sligo Line Longford Edgeworthstown Mullingar Enfield Kilcock Maynooth Leixlip Louisa Bridge Leixlip Confey M3 Parkway Dunboyne Hansfield (serves Ongar) Clonsilla Coolmine Castleknock Navan Road Parkway Ashtown Pelletstown Broombridge to Liffey Junction & Dublin Broadstone ( closed 1937 ) The Royal Canal Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Heuston Drumcondra Docklands ( Spencer Dock) The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse This diagram: view talk edit Show Western Commuter route diagram Legend Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly or The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart   Inchicore Works   Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 motorway Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge The Grand Canal Sallins and Naas The Grand Canal River Liffey Newbridge Kildare Dublin–Waterford Line to Waterford Monasterevin The Grand Canal River Barrow Portarlington Dublin–Westport/Galway Line to Westport or Galway Portlaoise Permanent way depot Conniberry Junction Togher Inland Port (planned) Portlaoise Traincare Depot M7 motorway Dublin–Cork Line to Cork Kent This diagram: view talk edit Show South Western Commuter route diagram Legend The Point Spencer Dock ( Docklands) Royal Canal Mayor Square - NCI George's Dock Connolly Busáras Green Line, southbound (Marlborough Street) Abbey Street Green Line, northbound (O'Connell Street) Jervis Four Courts Smithfield Museum Seán Heuston Bridge over River Liffey Heuston James's Fatima Rialto Ann Devlin Bridge over Grand Canal Suir Road Goldenbridge Drimnagh Blackhorse Bluebell Kylemore M50 Motorway Red Cow Depot Kingswood Belgard Cookstown Hospital Tallaght Fettercairn Cheeverstown Citywest Campus Fortunestown Saggart This diagram: view talk edit Show Luas-Red line diagram
Location Dublin ConnollyLocation within island of Ireland

Connolly station (Irish: Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile) or Dublin Connolly is the busiest railway station in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterCity, Enterprise and commuter services to the north, north-west, south-east and south-west. The north–south Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Luas red line light rail services also pass through the station. The station offices are the headquarters of Irish Rail, Iarnród Éireann. Opened in 1844 as Dublin Station, the ornate facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre.

History

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On 24 May 1844 the Dublin and Drogheda Railway (DDR) began public operations from an interim terminus at the Royal Canal, and on the same day the foundation stone for what is now Connolly station was laid by Earl de Grey, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The station was opened for operations on 29 November 1844 as Dublin Station, but was renamed Amiens Street Station ten years later, after the street where it is located. The terminus building, which was also to be the DDR's headquarters, designed by William Deane Butler, was constructed of Wicklow granite at a cost of £7,000 and opened in 1846. The 22 feet (6.7 m) flight of steps from the street was to prove difficult for luggage porters and some thirty year later a sloped ramp from opposite Store Street was created to allow step-free pedestrian and vehicle access to platform level.

Originally the station served only a single mainline to Drogheda, and in 1853 through services to Belfast commenced, and an amalgamated company, the Great Northern Railway Ireland (GNRI) taking over operations. In 1879, architect John Lanyon designed a red sandstone and brick headquarters for the GNRI.

In 1891, the City of Dublin Junction Railway opened a separate station called Amiens Street Junction immediately next to the DDR's station. Amiens Street Junction had through platforms, allowing passengers to travel over the Loopline Bridge to Westland Row on the city's Southside and onwards to Rosslare.

In 1937, the MGWR's Broadstone Station was closed, and the services to Sligo were transferred to Westland Row via Amiens Street Junction.

After the amalgamation of the GNR (I) at the end of the 1950s, the two stations were merged into one, simply called Amiens Street. The platforms built by the DDR became platforms 1–4, now used for Intercity and Enterprise trains to Sligo and Belfast; the platforms built by the CDJR became platforms 5–7, used for DART, Commuter and Rosslare services; the DDR's station building became the main passenger entrance and ticket hall; and the CDJR's building fell into disuse.

In 1966, the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Amiens Street was selected as one of fifteen main stations in Ireland to have their names changed to honour patriots executed for their roles in the rising. Amiens Street was renamed Connolly Station, after revolutionary socialist James Connolly.

Services to Galway and County Mayo, via Mullingar and Athlone, had run through Connolly to Pearse from 1937, but were transferred to Heuston Station in the 1970s. Sunday trains to Cork, Limerick and Waterford during the 1960s operated from Connolly platforms 5, 6 and 7 through the Phoenix Park Tunnel, so as to avoid the cost of opening Heuston for the limited Sunday traffic demand at that time.

In 1984, the electrification of parts of the Dublin-Belfast and Dublin to Wexford lines was completed, and DART services commenced. The red-brick station building built by the CDJR was refurbished and reopened for commuters.

During the late 1990s, Connolly Station was completely renovated and partially rebuilt. An entirely new station hall was built, the roof over platforms 1 to 4 was replaced, and a new bar/café and shops were installed. The former DART/Suburban station entrance (CDJR building) and the secondary station hall (further north on Amiens Street) were again closed, but a new entrance on the International Financial Services Centre side was opened.

Connection to Luas Red Line

In September 2004, the Red Line of the Luas light rail system opened between Connolly and Tallaght. Connolly was selected as the eastern terminus after a part of the line through the Docklands was initially scrapped due to public opposition in 2000. The ramp on the southern side of the station was demolished and replaced with a two-platform tram station connected to the main concourse by escalators and lifts.

An extension of the Red Line to the Docklands, which bypasses the terminus at Connolly, was greenlighted in August 2006. Since it opened in December 2009, most trams terminate at The Point and do not stop at Connolly.

Opening of Docklands station

In March 2007, Docklands station opened east of Connolly as an alternative terminus for Western Commuter services. According to then Minister for Transport Martin Cullen, it was created as an "immediate, practical, value-for-money transport solution", as Connolly did not have capacity for additional peak-time trains. Since the partial reopening of the Navan line to Dunboyne in 2010, peak-time services from M3 Parkway station via Dunboyne station terminate at Connolly on weekends and bypass the station on weekdays to terminate at Docklands.

Re-opening of Phoenix Park Tunnel

While Connolly mainly connects Dublin to the East Coast of Ireland and to Sligo MacDiarmada, Dublin Heuston serves the South and West of the country. A heavy-rail link between the two stations has existed through the Phoenix Park Tunnel since 1877, which was historically only regularly used by freight trains and for the transfer of rolling stock and locomotives to the main service depot at Inchicore. Regular passenger services through the tunnel to Hazelhatch and Celbridge station were launched in November 2016. However, they do not stop at Heuston, which does not have a platform on the northbound side of the line.

Resignalling project

An infrastructure project by Iarnród Éireann to improve signalling in Dublin city centre began in March 2015 and was placed in commission on 15 November 2020. According to Iarnród Éireann, the project has provided the ability to operate 20 trains per hour in both directions through the Howth Junction to Grand Canal Dock line, which caters for Howth DARTs, Malahide DARTs, Northern Commuter trains, Belfast Enterprise services, Sligo InterCity, Western and South Western Commuter services, as well as other services in the Connolly to Grand Canal Dock area. This means that more trains travel through Connolly rather than terminating; it has also facilitated the use of the Phoenix Park rail tunnel for commuter rail connections.

Redevelopment of surrounding area

This project redevelops the east section of the Connolly station area "...to provide 81,500 sq. m. of mixed commercial, residential community and leisure uses comprising 50,200 sq. m. of office accommodation; 106 apartments; a hotel; retail and restaurants and a crèche."

In April 2012, CIÉ received planning approval from Dublin city Council for the redevelopment. In September 2017, CIÉ announced it was seeking a partner to develop Connolly Station site. In 2018, CIÉ appointed Oxley Holdings as its partner for the construction of 697 build-to-rent apartments on Sheriff Street Lower. Planning permission was lodged in April 2019.

Connections

Tram (Luas)

Connolly is an interchange with Dublin's Luas light rail tram system. Built in an area in front of the main station entrance that was previously a bus terminus, the two Luas platforms are covered by a large, segmented canopy. Stairs and lifts directly link the platforms with the station entrance. Passengers can use the Red Line to travel between Connolly and Heuston station.

When the Luas Red Line commenced service in 2004, Connolly was the sole northern terminus. In 2009, the line was extended eastwards to The Point, and Connolly became the sole station on a spur. Immediately after trams leave the stop, they go through a junction. However, in regular passenger service, trams only ever turn right, heading through the city centre towards Tallaght and Saggart. Less than half of all services on the Red Line serve Connolly, and signage at the platforms suggest that passengers make the short walk to Busáras Luas stop, where trams are more frequent. Connolly Luas stop is closed in the evenings and early mornings.

Ferry

Connolly station is connected by bus to the ferry terminal at Dublin Port, which is served by Irish Ferries, Stena Line and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company passengers ferries to Holyhead in Wales, Cherbourg in France and the Isle of Man. The ferry terminal can be reached either by Dublin Bus route 53, shuttle buses operated by the ferry companies or a short taxi ride. InterCity trains run between Connolly and Rosslare Europort, which is served by Stena Line ferries to Cherbourg and Fishguard Harbour in Wales, as well as Irish Ferries services to Pembroke Dock in Wales. Irish Ferries also operates a seasonal route to Roscoff in France.

As the ferry terminal at the Port of Holyhead shares a building with Holyhead railway station, passengers can change by foot onto British trains along the North Wales Coast Line to Bangor, Llandudno Junction, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Chester, Crewe and stations to London Euston. A similar interchange exists at Fishguard Harbour station, which is served by trains to places including Carmarthen, Llanelli and Swansea. Pembroke Dock station is served by trains to Swansea and seasonal services to London Paddington station in the summer. The port in Cherbourg is near the town's railway station, which is served by TER Normandie regional trains to Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris.

Journeys between stations in Ireland and the United Kingdom can be arranged in a single booking through the SailRail ticketing scheme. It is offered jointly by Iarnród Éireann and Transport for Wales and promoted as an alternative to air transport by offering a combined ticket for trains and ferries to for through journeys across the Irish Sea.

Former

A ferry interchange formerly existed in Dún Laoghaire. Passengers were able to travel on the DART to Dún Laoghaire Mallin station, where they could board ferries by Stena Line at Dún Laoghaire Harbour. The ferry service was discontinued indefinitely in September 2014.

Services

Connolly has seven platforms; four terminals (1-4) and three through - the former Amiens Street Junction station - (5-7). The ticket office is open from 06:30 hrs to 19:00 hrs, Monday to Sunday. The station also features a depot for the Commuter, the InterCity and the Enterprise.

InterCity

There are three InterCity routes served:

• The Enterprise service to/from Belfast Grand Central (intermediate stops, Drogheda MacBride , Dundalk Clarke , Newry and Portadown). This departs from platform 2
• Sligo Mac Diarmada stops at Broombridge then non stop to Maynooth and calling at all stations to Sligo. Peak services call at Drumcondra. Departs from platform 1 or 4
• Rosslare Europort, calling at Tara Street, Dublin Pearse, Dun Laoghaire Mallin, Bray Daly, Greystones and all stations to Rosslare Europort. Not all services call at Kilcoole. Peak services call at Blackrock, Lansdowne Road and Grand Canal Dock. The 16:33 departure from Connolly to Rosslare Europort offers a connection to ferries to Wales and France. This service departs from platform 5

DART

DART services use platforms equipped with overhead wires (Platforms 5, 6, and 7). Terminal Platform 4 is also electrified. As of January 2019, there are 6 DARTs per hour in each direction on weekdays. These are:

• Northbound: 3 per hour to Howth and 3 per hour to Malahide.
• Southbound: 4 per hour to Bray Daly and 2 per hour to Greystones.

After years of delays, Irish Rail increased the DART frequency to every ten minutes in September 2018, which increased the number of trains per hour in Howth and Malahide to three, and those terminating at Bray Daly to four per hour—but kept Greystones at two per hour, with some peak services also terminating at Dún Laoghaire Mallin. It is also planned to expand the DART lines to Maynooth, Hazelhatch and Balbriggan or Drogheda MacBride.

Commuter

Some Commuter services run along the DART line as far as Malahide. There are 2 Commuter services per hour in each direction off-peak. These are:

• Maynooth from platforms 6 or 7: Calling at all stations to Maynooth.
• Drogheda MacBride/Dundalk Clarke from platform 6 or 7: Calling at Malahide and all stations to Drogheda MacBride/Dundalk Clarke, with some services also calling at Howth Junction, Clongriffin and Portmarnock.

2 trains per hour to Dublin Pearse from platform 5 or 6.

Peak time services also run to Longford, Hazelhatch, Newbridge, Dundalk Clarke, Balbriggan, Grand Canal Dock and Bray Daly. There are also 3 trains per day from M3 Parkway to Connolly but do not run the return journey.

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Drogheda MacBride		Enterprise Belfast-Dublin		Terminus
Maynooth or Drumcondra		InterCity Dublin-Sligo
Terminus		InterCity Dublin-Rosslare		Tara Street
		Commuter South Eastern Commuter
Howth Junction or Portmarnock or Malahide		Commuter Northern Commuter		Tara Street or Terminus
Drumcondra		Commuter Western Commuter (City Branch)
Drumcondra		Commuter South Western Commuter (City Branch)		Tara Street
Clontarf Road		DART		Tara Street or Terminus
Preceding station		Luas		Following station
Terminus		Red Line		Busáras towards Tallaght or Saggart
	Future
Drumcondra		DART Line 1		Tara Street or Terminus
	Disused railways
Great Victoria Street Line open and station closed		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Enterprise Express		Terminus

Statistics

Year	Daily Passenger Exit and Entry	Change
2012	27,605	NA
2013	25,823	1,782
2014	24,960	863
2015	28,506	3,846
2016	30,966	2,460
2017	36,989	6,023
2018	38,804	1,815
2019	38,999	195

Gallery

• The front of the main concourse in 2007
• Terminus platforms 1 to 4 in 2004
• NIR Locomotive with an Enterprise service to Belfast Central (Now Lanyon Place)
• Luas tram terminus at the station entrance in 2005
• Out of Service Class 2800 in the arrows livery on platform 3 on the 21 June 2001
• Enterprise waiting on Platform 2 for its trip to Belfast 1 June 2019
• Connolly Station Sign
• Train leaving Connolly station 5 September 1992
• Class 22000 ready to depart to Silgo 23 August 2010
• The Enterprise train being run by NI Railways branded coachs 19 October 1985, 10:57

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Dublin Connolly railway station (DART)

References

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• (see also RTÉ TV series of same title)

• Patterson, Edward M. (2003) . The Great Northern Railway (Ireland). Lingfield: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-602-7.

External links

• Irish Rail Dublin Connolly Station Website
• Luas Connolly Stop information

v t e Railway stations served by Iarnród Éireann
Belfast Line	Balbriggan Belfast Grand Central Clongriffin Clontarf Road Connolly Donabate Drogheda MacBride Dundalk Clarke Gormanston Harmonstown Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Killester Laytown Lisburn Lurgan Malahide Newry Portadown Portmarnock Raheny Rush & Lusk Skerries
Cork Line	Adamstown Ballybrophy Charleville Clondalkin/Fonthill Cork Kent Hazelhatch and Celbridge Heuston Kildare Kishoge Limerick Junction Mallow Monasterevin Newbridge Park West and Cherry Orchard Portarlington Portlaoise Sallins and Naas Templemore Thurles
Galway Line	Athenry Athlone Ballinasloe Clara Galway Ceannt Hazelhatch and Celbridge Heuston Kildare Monasterevin Newbridge Oranmore Portarlington Sallins and Naas Tullamore Woodlawn
Sligo Line	Ashtown Ballymote Boyle Broombridge Castleknock Carrick-on-Shannon Collooney Connolly Coolmine Docklands Dromod Drumcondra Edgeworthstown Enfield Kilcock Leixlip Confey Leixlip Louisa Bridge Longford Maynooth Mullingar Navan Road Parkway Pelletstown Sligo Mac Diarmada
Rosslare Line	Arklow Blackrock Booterstown Bray Daly Connolly Dalkey Dún Laoghaire Mallin Enniscorthy Glenageary Gorey Grand Canal Dock Greystones Kilcoole Killiney Lansdowne Road Pearse Rathdrum Rosslare Europort Rosslare Strand Salthill and Monkstown Sandycove and Glasthule Sandymount Seapoint Shankill Sydney Parade Tara Street Wexford O'Hanrahan Wicklow
Waterford Line	Athy Carlow Kildare Kilkenny MacDonagh Muine Bheag Thomastown Waterford Plunkett
Tralee Line	Mallow Banteer Millstreet Rathmore Killarney Farranfore Tralee Casement
Limerick–Galway Line	Ardrahan Athenry Craughwell Ennis Galway Ceannt Gort Limerick Colbert Oranmore Sixmilebridge
Limerick–Waterford Line	Limerick Colbert Limerick Junction Tipperary Cahir Clonmel Carrick-on-Suir Waterford Plunkett
Westport Line	Athlone Ballina Ballinasloe Castlebar Claremorris Manulla Junction Roscommon Tullamore Westport
Ballina Line	Ballina Foxford Manulla Junction
Midleton Line	Carrigtwohill Cork Kent Glounthaune Littleisland Midleton
Cobh Line	Carrigaloe Cobh Cork Kent Fota Glounthaune Littleisland Rushbrooke
Howth Line	Bayside Howth Howth Junction & Donaghmede Sutton
Navan line	Clonsilla Dunboyne Hansfield M3 Parkway
Limerick–Ballybrophy line	Ballybrophy Birdhill Castleconnell Cloughjordan Limerick Colbert Nenagh Roscrea
Cross-border services jointly operated with NI Railways under the Enterprise brand Rail transport in Ireland

v t e Railway stations served by NI Railways
Bangor Line	Bangor Bangor West Belfast Grand Central Botanic Carnalea City Hospital Cultra Helen's Bay Holywood Lanyon Place Marino Seahill Sydenham Titanic Quarter
Derry~Londonderry Line	Antrim Ballymena Ballymoney Belfast Grand Central Bellarena Botanic Castlerock City Hospital Coleraine Cullybackey Derry~Londonderry Lanyon Place Mossley West Whiteabbey York Street
Larne Line	Ballycarry Belfast Grand Central Botanic Carrickfergus City Hospital Clipperstown Downshire Glynn Greenisland Jordanstown Lanyon Place Larne Harbour Larne Town Magheramorne Trooperslane Whiteabbey Whitehead York Street
Newry/Portadown Line	Adelaide Balmoral Belfast Grand Central Derriaghy Dunmurry Finaghy Hilden Lambeg Lisburn Lurgan Moira Newry Portadown Poyntzpass Scarva
Portrush Line	Coleraine Dhu Varren Portrush University
Dublin Line	Belfast Grand Central Drogheda MacBride Dublin Connolly Dundalk Clarke Lisburn Lurgan Newry Portadown
Cross-border services jointly operated with Iarnród Éireann under the Enterprise brand Rail transport in Ireland

• Railway termini in Dublin (city)
• Iarnród Éireann stations in Dublin (city)
• Railway stations served by Enterprise
• Luas Red Line stops in Dublin (city)
• Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1844