Dunboyne railway station explained

Dunboyne
Native Name:Dún Búinne
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Larchfield, Dunboyne, County Meath, A86 HK07
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.4169°N -6.4647°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Routes:4
Years:August 1862
Events:Station opened
Years1:January 1947
Events1:Station closed
Years2:September 2010
Events2:New station opened
Code:DBYNE
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:Suburban 3

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 APCOA Parking, enabling it to serve as a small 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:

History

The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947.[1] The old station was converted into a private residence.[2]

In 2005 the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, 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.

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunboyne station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2009-01-06 . 13 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813190623/http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: IRRS News 157 . 6 January 2009 . 27 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927093346/http://www.irrs.ie/Journal%20157/157%20News.htm . live .
  3. News: Commuter trains return to Dunboyne. Railway Gazette International. 3 September 2010. 30 September 2010. 15 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615124914/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/commuter-trains-return-to-dunboyne.html. live.