Booterstown railway station explained

Booterstown
Native Name:Baile an Bhóthair
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Rock Road, Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 N9P4
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.3099°N -6.1954°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Bus Stands:0
Bus Operators:Aircoach, Dublin Bus
Routes:8
Parking:YES
Bicycle:YES
Travelcentre:No
Baggage Check:No
Original:Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Pregroup:Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Postgroup:Great Southern Railways
Years:January 1835
Events:Station opened
Years1:1960
Events1:Station closed
Years2:July 1984
Events2:Station reopens for DART services
Electrified:YES
Accessible:YES
Code:BTSTN
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:Suburban 1
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Map State:collapsed

Booterstown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Bhaile an Bhóthair) serves Booterstown in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

The station is located on the coast, bordering the bird sanctuary of Booterstown marsh to the west and southeast. The road linking the station to the Rock Road runs to the southwest, with a car park beside it.

The station is fully wheelchair accessible.

The information office is open at various times between 06:00-00:00, Monday to Friday.

History

The station opened in January 1835. It closed for a period from 1960,[1] but reopened with the coming of the DART in 1984.

The footbridge at the south end of the station was used in 1980 as the cover photographic image for the pop music single A Day Without Me by the band U2.[2]

Transport services

Directly outside the station on the Rock Road, are bus stops for the following routes

Dublin Bus

Private Operators

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ironing the Land . RTÉ . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/F1sXqNugdg4 . 2021-12-22 . live.
  2. 'It was the Summer of '79, when the Heat was felt by McGuiness', by Declan Lynch, 'Irish Independent' 29 October 2006.