Dalkey railway station
Dalkey Deilginis  | |
|---|---|
 Dalkey Station, Main Building as seen from platform 1 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sorrento Drive, Dalkey, County Dublin, A96 TF10 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°16′33″N 6°6′13″W / 53.27583°N 6.10361°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Architect | George Wilkinson |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DLKEY |
| Fare zone | Suburban 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 10 July 1854 | Station opens |
| 30 March 1964 | Station closes for goods traffic |
| 1983 | Station upgraded |
| 23 July 1984 | DART services commence |
| 2011 | Station refurbished |
Dalkey railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Dheilginis) is a railway station that serves Dalkey in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
History
[edit]Dalkey was initially served by the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway station located 850 metres north of the current station, which opened on 29 March 1844 and closed on 12 April 1854.[1] The current station was opened on 10 July 1854 when the Dublin and Wicklow Railway opened their coastal branch from Bray to Kingstown (later Dún Laoghaire) and took over the atmospheric railway.[2] The coastal line later took over the Dublin and Kingstown Railway in 1857, bringing services to Westland Row (later Pearse) in Dublin.
The station building was designed by George Wilkinson to a similar design to Dundrum. A small goods yard adjacent to the southbound platform closed for goods traffic on 30 March 1964. The station later became part of the DART on 23 July 1984.
Services
[edit]
As of 2023, the peak service pattern is as follows:[3]
Northbound
Southbound
- 6 tph to Bray Daly, of which 2 tph extend to Greystones.
The information office is open between 07:00-10:00 AM, Monday to Friday.
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenageary | DART |
Killiney | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Kingstown and Sandycove Line and station open |
Dublin and Wicklow Railway Coastal line |
Obelisk Hill Line open, station closed | ||
Connections
[edit]There is no public transport to or from the station, but the nearest bus stop is located three hundred and fifty metres (1,150 ft) from the station, on the other end of the village. This is served by Dublin Bus routes 7D/7E from Mountjoy Square to Dalkey via Dún Laoghaire, Go-Ahead Ireland routes 59 from Killiney to Dún Laoghaire and 111 from Dalkey to Brides Glen Luas stop in Cherrywood, via Dún Laoghaire and the Aircoach route 703 from Killiney Castle to Dublin Airport.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 16 November 1979, a passenger train collided with a stationary passenger train. Thirty-six people were injured.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dalkey station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ Shepherd (1974), pp. 17–26.
- ^ "DART Timetable" (PDF). Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
Sources
[edit]- Shepherd, Ernie (1974). The Dublin & South Eastern Railway (1974 ed.). David and Charles. ISBN 0715363611.