Malahide railway station
Malahide Mhullach Íde  | |
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 Northern Commuter train (29000 Class) entering Malahide station in 2007. | |
| Location |
Main Street, Malahide, County Dublin, K36 HC92 Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°27′03″N 6°09′23″W / 53.4508°N 6.1564°WCoordinates: 53°27′03″N 6°09′23″W / 53.4508°N 6.1564°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MHIDE |
| Fare zone | Suburban 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1844 | Station opens |
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Malahide railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Mhullach Íde) serves Malahide in Fingal (formerly north County Dublin).
Services
Malahide is both a terminus on the DART system and a station on Northern Commuter services.
Description
The station is staffed between 05:45-00:30 AM, Monday to Sunday and platform 1 (the eastern or southbound platform) is fully accessible. Platform 2 (the western or northbound platform) can be accessed by a footbridge (with lifts) from platform 1 or via steps to the public road.[1]
Bus links
Dublin Bus route 102 links the station to Dublin Airport, Sutton railway station and parts of Malahide.In October 2013 a shuttle bus linking various areas of the town to the station was introduced. Numbered route 842, it operates in the morning and evening peaks Mondays to Fridays inclusive.The service was temporarily suspended at the start of January 2014.[2][3]
History
It was built by George Papworth for the Dublin and Drogheda Railway and opened on 25 May 1844.[4]
Goods services were withdrawn in December 1974.[4] In 2009, Malahide became the temporary terminus of all direct services from Dublin as a consequence of the collapse of the Broadmeadow viaduct.
Viaduct
The Broadmeadow Viaduct is 164m long and is the most noticeable part of the Malahide Estuary.
| Preceding station |  |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portmarnock or Dublin Connolly |
Commuter Northern Commuter |
Donabate | ||
| Portmarnock | DART Trans-Dublin |
Terminus | ||
| Future | ||||
| Portmarnock | DART Trans-Dublin |
Donabate or Terminus | ||
External links
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/Guide%20for%20Rail%20Passengers%20with%20Disabilities.pdf
- ↑ http://www.northcountyleader.ie/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=14914:official-launch-of-malahide-shuttle-bus&Itemid=113
- ↑ http://www.malahideshuttle.ie
- 1 2 "Malahide station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-03.