Dun Laoghaire railway station

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The original Kingstown railway station (1854 - 1971), now a restaurant. Architect: John Mulvaney

Dún Laoghaire/Mallin railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Dhún Laoghaire/Í Mheallain), serves Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin, Ireland.

The station has been named Mallin Station since 1966, after Michael Mallin, although it is usually referred to simply as Dún Laoghaire. It features two through platforms and one terminal platform. The station is served by DART services, the South Eastern Commuter line, and InterCity services to Wexford.

Unusually, the station building is located on a bridge above the platforms, in a setup similar to Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station. The station has a ticket counter, automatic ticket machines and a small coffee shop.

The station is immediately adjacent to Dún Laoghaire Ferryport, for Stena Line services to Holyhead.

[edit] History

The station was the southern terminus of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway and opened in 1837^[1]. It replaced the original Kingstown Harbour station at the West Pier, close to the present-day Salthill and Monkstown railway station, when the line was extended closer to the harbour two years after the opening of the line; the delay being a result of local opposition in Kingstown.^[2]

Also called Kingstown Harbour, the new station was renamed Kingstown in 1861, renamed Dún Laoghaire in 1921 and received its present official name in 1966.^[1]

The original station building was replaced in 1854^[3] by a new structure in a neo-classical style, designed by John Skipton Mulvany.^[2] This served as the station until 1971, when the current arrangement was introduced. Mulvany's building is now the Brasserie Na Mara restaurant,

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[edit] External links

• Information about this station on the Irish Rail website