Kilbarrack railway station explained

Kilbarrack
Native Name:Cill Bharróg
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Briarfield Road, Dublin 5, D05 Y3K1
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.3872°N -6.1614°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Years:1 June 1969
Events:Station opens
Code:KBRCK
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:Suburban 1
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Map State:collapsed

Kilbarrack railway station (Irish: Cill Bharróg), in Kilbarrack, a suburb of Dublin city, Ireland, serves Kilbarrack and parts of Raheny and Donaghmede. Although on the Dublin-Belfast line, it is a stop only on the DART suburban railway system.

Facilities

Kilbarrack is a small station, with two parallel platforms and a footbridge at the top of the platforms. There is a gate at the top of the northbound platform to allow wheelchair access to the station. On the southbound platform there is a station building with ticket machines and an information office, scheduled to open between 05:45-00:30, Monday to Sunday. There are 2 shelters on each platform along with outdoor seating benches. Also there are SOS and information buttons in the station along with LED displays.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1969 as a basic halt. In the 1980s the station was upgraded in preparation for DART services with a new station building and shelters. The station was upgraded again in 2004.

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