Howth railway station

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Howth Iarnród Éireann
Binn Éadair
Location
Place Howth
Local authority Fingal County Council
Coordinates 53°23′20″N 6°04′27″W / 53.3890°N 6.0742°W / 53.3890; -6.0742Coordinates: 53°23′20″N 6°04′27″W / 53.3890°N 6.0742°W / 53.3890; -6.0742
Operations
Station code 108
Platforms in use 2
History
30 May 1847 Station opened
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Howth DART station (Irish: Stáisiún Bhinn Éadair), is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland that serves Howth Head and the harbour town of Howth. It is a two platform terminal station.

Due to the lack of a run-round facility, on the rare occasion that a locomotive-hauled train arrives (such as on a railtour), a second locomotive must follow the train light engine from Dublin to haul the train back from Howth.

History

The Station opened on 30 May 1847,[1]

The Howth tram ran between here and Sutton railway station until 1959.

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Sutton   DART
Trans-Dublin
(Howth Branch)
  Terminus

External links

Station Sign (Irish: Binn Éadair)

References

  1. "Howth station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
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