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Railway station in Shankill, Dublin This article is about station between Bray and Dublin Pearse opened in 1977. For the station on the line from Harcourt Street closed in 1958, see Shankill railway station (DW&WR).

Shankill
SeanchillIarnród Éireann
Shankill railway station
General information
LocationRathsallagh Bridge, Shankill, Dublin 18, D18 XY38
Ireland
Coordinates53°14′11″N 6°07′01″W / 53.2363°N 6.1170°W / 53.2363; -6.1170
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus routes1
Bus operatorsGo-Ahead Ireland
Connections45B
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeSKILL
Fare zoneSuburban 3
Key dates
10 June 1977Station opens
1983Station upgraded
2010Station refurbished
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Killiney   DART
   Bray Daly
Dublin Area
Rapid Transit
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 Dublin Suburban Rail
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly Luas
 
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

Shankill railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Sheanchill) serves Shankill, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

History and facilities

The current Shankill station opened on 10 June 1977. It was upgraded in 1983 to cater for the new electrified DART trains.

The station has two through platforms connected via a footbridge with lifts. As of 2024, the information office is unstaffed. Wheelchair access for trains towards Bray is on the opposite side of the station to the main entrance, access for services towards Dublin city centre is by ramp at main entrance. Two ticket vending machines are available and sell all DART and Commuter tickets as well as LEAP cards. The station provides a car park for commuters.

Since the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Shankill.

Services

As of 2023, the off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Northbound

Southbound

Bus services

The station is directly served by one Go-Ahead Ireland bus service, route 45B from Kilmacanogue to Dún Laoghaire. The 45B route serves Rathsallagh and Shanganagh and onwards to Dún Laoghaire and Shankill.

See also

References

  1. "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railbrit.
  2. "Irish Rail Shankill Station Services". Irish Rail.
  3. "DART Timetable" (PDF). Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. https://www.transportforireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Timetable-45A_45B.pdf

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