Drumcondra railway station

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Drumcondra

Droim Conrach
Iarnród Éireann
29129 Drumcondra 2008-02-03.jpg
Commuter 29000 Class at Drumcondra Station
Location30 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, D09 H0V5
Ireland
Coordinates53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W / 53.3631; -6.2585Coordinates: 53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W / 53.3631; -6.2585
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeDCDRA
Fare zoneSuburban 1
History
Opened1901
Closed1910
Rebuilt1998
Pre-groupingMGWR
Key dates
1 April 1901Station opens
1 December 1910Station closed
2 March 1998Station reopened
  • v
  • t
Western Commuter
Legend
Dublin–Sligo Line
 Longford
Edgeworthstown
Mullingar
Enfield
Kilcock
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield (serves Ongar)
Docklands branch
 Clonsilla
Coolmine
Castleknock
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Pelletstown
Broombridge
Luas
to Liffey Junction
& Dublin Broadstone
(
closed
1937
)
The Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Docklands
(Luas Spencer Dock)
The Royal Canal
 Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
Loopline Bridge
 Tara Street
Dublin Pearse

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[]

The station initially opened on 1 April 1901 but closed on 1 December 1910[3] 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.

It reopened on 2 March 1998 as a station on the Maynooth/Longford commuter line.

Proposals[]

Drumcondra was considered as a potential interchange stop[4] on the proposed Metro North line of the Dublin Metro.[5] 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.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Irish Rail - Drumcondra Station webpage". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 2012-08-16.
  2. ^ "dublinbus.ie". Dublin Bus. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16.[not specific enough to verify]
  3. ^ "Drumcondra station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  4. ^ "Metro North - Drumcondra Station Plans" (PDF). dublinmetronorth.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Metro West Emerging proposed route". transport21.ie. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009.
  6. ^ "MetroLink NTA TII Public Consultation Document" (PDF). tii.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-27.

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Preceding station   Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Dublin Connolly   InterCity
Dublin-Sligo (peak times) 		  Maynooth
Dublin Connolly   Commuter
Western Commuter
(City Branch) 		  Broombridge
Dublin Connolly   Commuter
South Western Commuter (City Branch) 		  Park West and
Cherry Orchard
  Proposed  
Dublin Connolly   Commuter
South Western Commuter (City Branch) 		  Glasnevin
Dublin Connolly   Commuter
Western Commuter
(City Branch) 		  Glasnevin
Dublin Connolly   DART
Line 1 		  Glasnevin
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