Dalkey railway station

Dalkey
Deilginis
Iarnród Éireann
Dalkey Station, Main Building as seen from platform 1
Location Sorrento Drive, Dalkey, County Dublin, A96 TF10
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°16′33″N 6°6′13″W / 53.27583°N 6.10361°W / 53.27583; -6.10361Coordinates: 53°16′33″N 6°6′13″W / 53.27583°N 6.10361°W / 53.27583; -6.10361
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code DLKEY
Fare zone Suburban 2
Key dates
10 July 1854 Station opens
30 March 1964 Station closes for goods traffic
1983 Station reopened and upgraded
2011 Station refurbished

Dalkey railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Dheilginis) serves Dalkey in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Malahide
 Portmarnock
 Clongriffin
 Howth
 Sutton
 Bayside
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
 Kilbarrack
 Raheny
 Harmonstown
 Killester
 Clontarf Road
 Fairview Depot
River Tolka
Western Commuter
& Sligo Line
Docklands Dublin Suburban Rail (Luas Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
 Dublin Connolly
Luas
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Heuston
Luas Red Line
to The Point
Loopline Bridge
 Tara Street
 Dublin Pearse
 Grand Canal Dock
 Lansdowne Road
 Sandymount
 Sydney Parade
 Booterstown
 Blackrock
 Seapoint
 Salthill and Monkstown
 Dún Laoghaire
 Sandycove and Glasthule
 Glenageary
 Dalkey
 Killiney
 Shankill
 Bray Daly
 Greystones

History

The station was opened on 10 July 1854 and was closed for goods traffic on 30 March 1964. It was preceded by Dalkey Atmospheric Railway station which opened on 29 March 1844 and closed on 12 April 1854.[1] The ticket office is open between 07:00-10:00 AM, Monday to Friday.

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Glenageary   DART
Trans-Dublin		   Killiney
Disused railways
Glenageary   Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Dublin-Bray		   Obelisk Hill

Accidents and incidents

  • On 16 November 1979, a passenger train was run into by another passenger train. Thirty-six people were injured.
  • On 18 July 2018, a passenger train that was heading to Malahide was attacked by someone throwing rocks from the mettles. The train was not damaged, but it had to stop for a minute to recover from the attack.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dalkey station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. ↑ "REPORT INTO THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AY DALKEY, CO. DUBLIN ON 16TH NOVEMBER 1979" (PDF). Department for Tourism and Transport via Rail Accident Investigation Unit. October 1987. Retrieved 16 May 2014.


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