Docklands railway station

Docklands
Dugthailte
Iarnród Éireann

The station building as seen from Sheriff St, 23 March 2007.
Location Dublin Docklands
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°21′02″N 6°14′22″W / 53.350628°N 6.239355°W / 53.350628; -6.239355Coordinates: 53°21′02″N 6°14′22″W / 53.350628°N 6.239355°W / 53.350628; -6.239355
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code DCKLS
Fare zone Suburban 1
Key dates
12 March 2007 Station opens

Docklands Station (Stáisiún Dugthailte) is a railway station serving the Dublin Docklands area in Ireland. It is owned and operated by Iarnród Éireann and planned as part of the Government Transport 21 initiative.

The two-platform station is one of three termini for the Western Commuter service run by Iarnród Éireann. The others being Dublin Connolly and Dublin Pearse.

The ticket office is open from 07:00 AM to 19:00 PM, Monday to Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Services

Services run to M3 Parkway during peak times Monday to Friday only. The station is closed Saturday and Sunday. Passengers need to change at Clonsilla for connection with the Maynooth service.

Luas: The Luas Red Line does not directly connect with Docklands Station. Instead, commuters have to walk approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) via an indirect route to Spencer Dock Luas stop or to Mayor Square Luas stop. The Luas line gives a direct connection to Busaras Bus station and Dublin Heuston.

Had the DART Underground been built, there would have been a connection via the proposed Spencer Dock station, which was planned to be adjacent to the Luas stop of the same name.

Dublin Bus: The station is linked to the city centre by route 151.[1]

History

The station was officially opened for commuter services by then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at a temporary location on Sheriff Street in the North Wall area of Dublin's Northside on 12 March 2007,[2] construction groundbreaking having taken place on 9 March 2006[3] with Transport Minister Martin Cullen. It is the first new heavy rail station in Dublin city centre since Grand Canal Dock opened in 2001. It was required because the nearby Connolly Station had reached capacity and could not support additional commuter services to County Meath.

However, in March 2008, it was reported that the transport minister, Noel Dempsey, would allow CIÉ to seek new planning permission to keep the station on a permanent basis as a terminus for services from Maynooth and Navan following his decision to allow the Railway Procurement Agency to utilise Broadstone Station for extensions to the Luas.[4]

Western Commuter

Legend
Dublin–Sligo Line
Mullingar
Enfield
Kilcock
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield
Docklands branch
Clonsilla
Coolmine
Castleknock
Navan Road Parkway
Ashtown
Broombridge
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 Dublin Heuston and Tallaght
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse

Future

The station was to move to a permanent location in the Spencer Dock site as part of the DART Underground plan under the government's Transport 21 initiative. Planning conditions attached to the temporary site stated that it had to be removed by May 2016.[5]

See also

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Terminus   Commuter
Western Commuter
(Docklands Branch)
  Broombridge
  Future  
Clontarf Road   DART
Line 2
  Dublin Pearse

References

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