Portmarnock railway station

Portmarnock
Port Mearnóg
Iarnród Éireann

Portmarnock train station looking South with a DART arriving on the Northbound platform.
Location Portmarnock
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°25′03″N 6°09′04″W / 53.4175°N 6.1510°WCoordinates: 53°25′03″N 6°09′04″W / 53.4175°N 6.1510°W
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code 111
Key dates
25 May 1844 Station opens

Portmarnock railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Phort Mearnóg) serves Portmarnock in County Dublin.

History

The station opened on 25 May 1844.[1]

Access far and wide

The station is served by the DART and see fast Enterprise running from Dublin Connolly enroute via Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown, Lisburn, to Belfast Central. Connecting trains from Dublin Connolly link to Sligo, as well as Rosslare Europort and buses connect Dublin Connolly to Dublin Port for ferries to Holyhead for trains to Chester, Crewe and London Euston.

Gallery

An 8100 Class DART unit arriving at Portmarnock
Looking northwards along the rail track and to the right beside the bridge was the location of the old station building which was completely demolished.


External links

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Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Clongriffin   Commuter
Northern Commuter
  Malahide
  DART
Trans-Dublin
 

See also

References

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