Killiney railway station

Killiney Cill Iníon Léinín
Killiney station in 2012
Location	Station Road, Killiney, County Dublin, A96 V0C2 Ireland
Coordinates	53°15′19″N 6°06′47″W / 53.2554°N 6.1131°W / 53.2554; -6.1131Coordinates: 53°15′19″N 6°06′47″W / 53.2554°N 6.1131°W / 53.2554; -6.1131
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	KILNY
Fare zone	Suburban 3
History
Original company	Dublin and Wicklow Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 May 1858	First station opens as Killiney
6 May 1882	Second, relocated, station opens, as Killiney & Ballybrack. Replacing the original Killiney and Ballybrack stations, both of which close.
1921	Station renamed as Killiney
1983	Station upgraded
2011	Station refurbished
2018	Station upgraded

Killiney railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Chill Iníon Léinín) serves Killiney in County Dublin, Ireland.

The station lies on the DART line. The entrance to the station is via Station Road. It is located about two minutes walk to Killiney Beach.

History[]

The original station was located on nearby Strathmore Road. The current station opened on 6 May 1882 under the name Killiney & Ballybrack, replacing both Killiney and Ballybrack stations, the Ballybrack suffix was dropped in 1921. The original Killiney station had itself replaced the earlier Obelisk Hill, Killiney station on 1 January 1858.^[1]

The station was electrified in 1983 with the arrival of DART services. The station became unmanned in 2013 and it has two automatic ticket vending machines.

Transport services[]

There is no public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stop is in Ballybrack village, located one kilometre (0.62 mi) from the station. This is served by Go-Ahead Ireland routes 45a / 45b from Kilmacanogue to Dun Laoghaire, via Bray.

A large pay and display car park is located across the road from the station.

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Dalkey		DART Trans-Dublin		Shankill
	Disused railways
Dalkey Line and station open		Dublin and South Eastern Railway		Woodbrook Line open, station closed

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Rail transport in Ireland

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Killiney railway station.

• Irish Rail Killiney Station Website

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