Sandymount railway station

Sandymount
Dumhach Thrá
Iarnród Éireann

Sandymount station looking North with the main building on right and a Northbound DART on platform 1.
Location Sandymount
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°19′41″N 6°13′17″W / 53.32795°N 6.22138°WCoordinates: 53°19′41″N 6°13′17″W / 53.32795°N 6.22138°W
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code 188
Key dates
January 1835 Station opened
1901 Station closed
1928 Station reopened
1960 Station closed for second time
July 1984 Station reopens for DART services

Sandymount railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Dhumhach Thrá) serves Sandymount and Ballsbridge (including RDS Simmonscourt) in Dublin, Ireland.

The station is unstaffed and has two platforms, both fully accessible via ramps.[1]

There is a level crossing as the railway line crosses Sandymount Avenue.

History

The station was reopened from a long period of closure with the electrification of Dublin suburban rail services - DART - in 1984; Sandymount Halt was originally opened in January 1835.[2]

See also

References

  1. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=115&n=223
  2. "Sandymount Halt" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-03.

External links

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann Following station
Lansdowne Road   DART
Trans-Dublin
  Sydney Parade
  Future  
Lansdowne Road   DART
Line 1
  Sydney Parade