Dunboyne railway station

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Dunboyne

Dún Búinne
Iarnród Éireann
M3 Parkway railway station - 2014-05-15.jpg
LocationLarchfield, Dunboyne, County Meath, A86 HK07
Ireland
Coordinates53°25′1″N 6°27′53″W / 53.41694°N 6.46472°W / 53.41694; -6.46472Coordinates: 53°25′1″N 6°27′53″W / 53.41694°N 6.46472°W / 53.41694; -6.46472
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeDBYNE
Fare zoneSuburban 3
Key dates
August 1862Station opened
January 1947Station closed
September 2010New station opened

Dunboyne railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dunboyne in County Meath, Ireland.

Dunboyne station features car parking for up to 300 cars, operated by APCOA Parking, enabling it to serve as a small park & ride stop for commuters to Dublin.

Services[]

It is a station on the Docklands to M3 Parkway commuter service (Peak Times Monday to Friday) and Clonsilla to M3 Parkway shuttle service (at all other times).

Passengers transfer at Clonsilla:

  • to travel at non peak times (including Saturday and Sunday) towards Dublin city centre.
  • to travel to Maynooth and both Leixlip stations. Transfer at Maynooth for InterCity services to Sligo.
  • to travel to Drumcondra. Only Maynooth to Dublin services serve Drumcondra.

History[]

The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947.[1] Since then the town has not been served by passenger trains, with the old station being converted into a private residence.[2]

However, in 2005, the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, the line between Clonsilla and Navan would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage including a new station for Dunboyne, which opened in September 2010.[citation needed]

The station was officially opened on 2 September 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on 3 September.[3]

Gallery[]

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Western Commuter
Legend
Longford
Edgeworthstown
Mullingar
Enfield
Kilcock
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield (serves Ongar)
Docklands branch
Clonsilla
Porterstown
DM (proposed)
Coolmine
Castleknock
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Pelletstown
(under construction)
Broombridge
Luas
DM (proposed)
Phoenix Park Tunnel
to Dublin Heuston
Drumcondra
Docklands
(Luas Spencer Dock)
Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght/Saggart
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dunboyne station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. ^ IRRS News 157
  3. ^ "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette International. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.

External links[]

Preceding station   Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Hansfield   Commuter
Western Commuter
(Dunboyne Branch)
  M3 Parkway
  Proposed  
Hansfield   DART
(Navan Branch)
  M3 Parkway
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