Misplaced Pages

Dunboyne railway station

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Railway station in Dunboyne, Ireland

Dunboyne
Dún BúinneIarnród Éireann
A 29000 Class Commuter at M3 Parkway
General information
LocationLarchfield, Dunboyne, County Meath, A86 HK07
Ireland
Coordinates53°25′1″N 6°27′53″W / 53.41694°N 6.46472°W / 53.41694; -6.46472
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus routes4
Bus operators
Connections
  • 70
  • 70d
  • 105
  • 270
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeDBYNE
Fare zoneSuburban 3
Key dates
August 1862Station opened
January 1947Station closed
September 2010New station opened

Dunboyne railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dunboyne in County Meath, Ireland.

Dunboyne station features car parking for up to 300 cars, operated by APCOA Parking, enabling it to serve as a small park & ride stop for commuters to Dublin.

Services

It is a station on the Docklands to M3 Parkway commuter service (Peak Times Monday to Friday) and Clonsilla to M3 Parkway shuttle service (at all other times).

Passengers transfer at Clonsilla:

  • to travel at non peak times (including Saturday and Sunday) towards Dublin city centre.
  • to travel to Maynooth and both Leixlip stations. Transfer at Maynooth for InterCity services to Sligo.
  • to travel to Drumcondra. Only Maynooth to Dublin services serve Drumcondra.

History

The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947. The old station was converted into a private residence.

In 2005 the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, the line between Clonsilla and Navan would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage including a new station for Dunboyne, which opened in September 2010.

The station was officially opened on 2 September 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on 3 September.

Gallery

Western Commuter
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 Luas
to Liffey Junction
& Dublin Broadstone
(
closed
1937
)
The Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Docklands
(Luas Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
  • Dunboyne railway station under construction (September 2009) Dunboyne railway station under construction (September 2009)
  • Dunboyne railway station under construction (April 2010) Dunboyne railway station under construction (April 2010)

See also

References

  1. "Dunboyne station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. "IRRS News 157". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette International. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

External links

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Hansfield   Commuter
Western Commuter
(Dunboyne Branch) 		  M3 Parkway
  Proposed  
Hansfield   DART
Dublin-Navan railway line 		  M3 Parkway
Categories: