Sydney Parade railway station

Sydney Parade Paráid Sydney
Location	Sandymount Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°19′15″N 6°12′41″W / 53.3208°N 6.2115°W / 53.3208; -6.2115Coordinates: 53°19′15″N 6°12′41″W / 53.3208°N 6.2115°W / 53.3208; -6.2115
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	126
Key dates
January 1835	Station opens
1960	Station closed
1972	Station reopens
2014	New footbridge installed

Sydney Parade Railway Station (Irish: Stáisiún Pharáid Sydney) is located at Sydney Parade Avenue in Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland. The alternative spelling Sidney Parade is also in common usage.

It serves the southern end of Dublin 4, St Vincent's Hospital at Elm Park, the RTÉ Radio & Television studios at Montrose, Donnybrook. It has a bus connection with the University College of Dublin campus at Belfield.

There is a level crossing at the northern end of the station.

Plaque in shelter on southbound platform of Sydney Parade

History

The station opened in January 1835^[1] as a halt on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. In 1852, it was upgraded to a full station with the construction of shelters, stone platforms, and a footbridge.

The station was closed in 1960 and reopened in 1972.

Literary references

A crucial incident in A Painful Case by James Joyce occurs here, in his collection Dubliners.

The station is mentioned in the title of the bestselling book "Should Have Got Off At Sydney Parade" authored under the pen-name Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

External links

• Irish Rail Sydney Parade Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Sandymount		DART Trans-Dublin		Booterstown
Lansdowne Road		Commuter South Eastern Commuter		Blackrock
Lansdowne Road		Commuter Northern Commuter Peak times only		Blackrock
		Commuter Western Commuter (City Branch) Peak times only
	Future
Sandymount		DART Line 1		Booterstown