Dalkey railway station

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

Dublin Area
Rapid Transit
Malahide Bus interchange
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Howth
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Harmonstown Bus interchange
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Seapoint
Salthill and Monkstown
Dún Laoghaire Mallin Bus interchange
Sandycove and Glasthule
Glenageary
Dalkey
Killiney
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(planned)
Bray Daly Bus interchange
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Dalkey

Deilginis
Iarnród Éireann
Dalkey Station, Main Building as seen from platform 1
General information
LocationSorrento Drive, Dalkey, County Dublin, A96 TF10
Ireland
Coordinates53°16′33″N 6°6′13″W
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeDLKEY
Fare zoneSuburban 2
History
Original companyDublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
10 July 1854Station opens
30 March 1964Station closes for goods traffic
1983Station reopened and upgraded
2011Station refurbished

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.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 16 November 1979, a passenger train collided with a stationary passenger train. Thirty-six people were injured.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Dalkey station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Glenageary   DART
  Killiney
  Disused railways  
Kingstown and Sandycove
Line and station open
  Dublin and Wicklow Railway
Westland Row branch line
  Obelisk Hill
Line open, station closed
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