Drumcondra railway station

Drumcondra Droim Conrach
Commuter 29000 Class at Drumcondra Station
Location	Drumcondra Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W / 53.3631; -6.2585Coordinates: 53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W / 53.3631; -6.2585
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	99
Key dates
1 April 1901	Station opens
1 December 1910	Station closed
2 March 1998	Station reopened

Drumcondra is a railway station on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth commuter service.^[1] A limited number of Sligo and Longford to Dublin services stop at Drumcondra.

It serves Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland and is the nearest railway station for Croke Park. It is elevated with just the entrance on the main Drumcondra road.

Directly outside station is a bus stop with connections to Dublin Airport and Swords (Dublin Bus stop 17)^[2]

Western Commuter
Legend
Line to Sligo Mullingar Enfield Kilcock Maynooth Leixlip Louisa Bridge Leixlip Confey To Hansfield, Dunboyne, & M3 Parkway Clonsilla Coolmine Castleknock Navan Road Parkway Ashtown Broombridge To Liffey Junction & Dublin Broadstone (Closed 1937) The Royal Canal Phoenix Park Tunnel (To Dublin Heuston) Drumcondra Docklands( Spencer Dock) The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line (To Dublin Heuston and Tallaght) Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse

History

The station initially opened on 1 April 1901 but closed on 1 December 1910^[3] with the termination of Kingsbridge (now Heuston Station) to Amiens Street (now Connolly Station) services. Part of the original building was demolished in late 1918.

It reopened on 2 March 1998 as a station on the Maynooth/Longford commuter line.

Dublin Metro

Drumcondra is planned as an interchange stop^[4] on the Metro North line of the Dublin Metro.^[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Rail transport in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Drumcondra Station Website
• Eiretrains - Drumcondra Station

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Dublin Connolly		Commuter Western Commuter (City Branch)		Broombridge
	From 2016
Dublin Connolly		Commuter South Western Commuter		Dublin Heuston
	Future
Dublin Connolly		DART Line 1		Broombridge
	Dublin Metro
	Future
Mater		Metro North		Griffith Avenue

References