Dunboyne railway station
Dunboyne Dún Búinne Bus Eireann | |
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| Connections |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DBYNE |
| Fare zone | Suburban 3 |
| Key dates | |
| August 1862 | Station opened |
| January 1947 | Station closed |
| September 2010 | New 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
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.private residence.[2]
In 2005 the Irish Government announced that, as part of its
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
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The station was officially opened on 2 September 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on 3 September.[3]
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Dunboyne railway station under construction (September 2009) -
Dunboyne railway station under construction (April 2010)
See also
References
- ^ "Dunboyne station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "IRRS News 157". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette International. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
External links
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
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| Hansfield | Commuter Western Commuter (Dunboyne Branch) |
M3 Parkway | ||
| Proposed | ||||
| Hansfield | DART Dublin-Navan railway line |
M3 Parkway | ||