Portmarnock railway station

Portmarnock
Port Mearnóg
Iarnród Éireann

Portmarnock train station looking South with a DART 8500/8510 Class arriving on platform 1.
Location Portmarnock
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°25′03″N 6°09′04″W / 53.4175°N 6.1510°W / 53.4175; -6.1510Coordinates: 53°25′03″N 6°09′04″W / 53.4175°N 6.1510°W / 53.4175; -6.1510
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code PMNCK
Fare zone Suburban 3
Key dates
25 May 1844 Station opens

Portmarnock railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Phort Mearnóg) serves Portmarnock in County Dublin.

History

The station opened on 25 May 1844.[1]

The ticket office is open from 05:45 AM to 14:30 PM, Monday to Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Connections

The station is served by the DART and see fast Enterprise running from Dublin Connolly en route via Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown, Lisburn, to Belfast Central. Connecting trains from Dublin Connolly link to Sligo, as well as Rosslare Europort and buses connect Dublin Connolly to Dublin Port for ferries to Holyhead for trains to Chester, Crewe and London Euston.

An 8100 Class DART unit arriving at Portmarnock
Looking northwards along the rail track and to the right beside the bridge was the location of the old station building which was completely demolished.
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Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Clongriffin   Commuter
Northern Commuter
  Malahide
  DART
Trans-Dublin
 

See also

References

  1. "Portmarnock station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-03.


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