Seapoint railway station explained

Seapoint
Native Name:Rinn na Mara
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Seapoint Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 YN88
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.2991°N -6.1651°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Bus Stands:0
Bus Operators:0
Travelcentre:No
Accessible:Yes
Original:Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pregroup:Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Postgroup:Great Southern Railways
Years:1 July 1862
Events:Station opens as Monkstown and Seapoint
Years1:1863
Events1:Station renamed Seapoint
Years2:1983
Events2:Station upgraded
Years3:2006
Events3:Station refurbished
Code:SEAPT
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:Suburban 2

Seapoint railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Rinn na Mara) serves the locality of Seapoint, between Blackrock and Salthill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1862 and was originally called Monkstown & Seapoint, though the following year this was changed to just Seapoint.[1] It was upgraded and electrified in 1984 with the arrival of DART services.

Transport services

There is no direct public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stops are on Monkstown Road, located 450 m from the station, which are served by the following:

Dublin Bus Routes:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seapoint station . Railscot - Irish Railways . PDF . 2007-09-03 . 2 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302022802/http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf . live .