Drumcondra railway station
General information | |
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Location | 30 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, D09 H0V5 Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Bus routes | 17 |
Bus stands | 1 |
Bus operators |
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Connections |
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Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Platform levels | 1 |
Parking | no |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | DCDRA |
Fare zone | Suburban 1 |
History | |
Opened | 1901 |
Closed | 1910 |
Rebuilt | 1998 |
Pre-grouping | MGWR |
Key dates | |
1 April 1901 | Station opens |
1 December 1910 | Station closed |
2 March 1998 | Station reopened |
Western Commuter |
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Drumcondra is a railway station on the Dublin Connolly to Longford and Grand Canal Dock to Newbridge commuter services.[1] Almost all Sligo and Longford to Dublin services stop at Drumcondra.
It serves Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland and is the nearest railway station for Croke Park and Tolka Park sports venues. It is elevated with just the entrance on the main Drumcondra road.
The ticket office is open from 07:00 AM to 23:30 PM, Monday to Sunday.
Directly outside station is a bus stop with connections to Dublin Airport and Swords (Dublin Bus stop 17).[2]
History
[edit]The station initially opened on 1 April 1901, but closed on 1 December 1910, 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.[citation needed]
It reopened on 2 March 1998 as a station on the Maynooth/Longford commuter line.[citation needed]
Proposals
[edit]Drumcondra was considered as a potential interchange stop[3] on the proposed Metro North line of the Dublin Metro.[4] However, following publication of revised plans for MetroLink in 2018, it was proposed that it would link up with a new station at Glasnevin, west of Drumcondra.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish Rail - Drumcondra Station webpage". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012.
- ^ "dublinbus.ie". Dublin Bus. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021.[not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Metro North - Drumcondra Station Plans" (PDF). dublinmetronorth.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Metro West Emerging proposed route". transport21.ie. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009.
- ^ "MetroLink NTA TII Public Consultation Document" (PDF). tii.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2018.
External links
[edit]Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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Dublin Connolly | InterCity Dublin-Sligo (peak times) | Broombridge | ||
Dublin Connolly | Commuter Western Commuter (City Branch) | Broombridge | ||
Proposed | ||||
Dublin Connolly | Commuter South Western Commuter (City Branch) | Glasnevin | ||
Dublin Connolly | DART Line 1 | Glasnevin |