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Railway station in County Meath, Ireland

Laytown
An InseIarnród Éireann
General information
LocationLaytown, County Meath, A92 H102
Ireland
Coordinates53°40′44″N 6°14′32″W / 53.6790°N 6.2423°W / 53.6790; -6.2423
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeLTOWN
Fare zoneC
Key dates
1844Station opened
Location
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Laytown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na hInse) serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland.

It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races.

History

A Great Northern Railway (Ireland) locomotive Slieve Gullion, on a special run by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland in May 1985, heading through the station.
Northern Commuter
Legend
Belfast–Dublin line
Newry NI Railways (
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 Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Raheny Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Harmonstown Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Killester Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Clontarf Road Dublin Area Rapid Transit
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Dublin-Rosslare line
to Bray and Rosslare Europort

The station opened on 25 May 1844 and was renamed by the Great Northern Railway as Laytown & Bettystown in 1913. It was since renamed back to Laytown.

Services

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Gormanston   Commuter
Northern Commuter 		  Drogheda MacBride
  Future  
Gormanston   DART
Line 2 (phase 2) 		  Drogheda MacBride
  Disused railways  
Mosney
Line open, station closed 		  Arrow
Northern Arrow 		  Drogheda MacBride
Line and station open

See also

References

  1. "Laytown and Bettystown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.

External links


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Midleton Line
Cobh Line
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