Sutton railway station (Ireland) explained

Sutton
Native Name:Cill Fhionntain
Native Name Lang:GA
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ie
Address:Station Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 C6C2
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.392°N -6.1163°W
Line:DART (Howth branch line)
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Bus Stands:1
Bus Operators:Go-Ahead Ireland
Routes:4
Original:Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Pregroup:Northern Railway of Ireland
Postgroup:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Years:30 July 1846
Events:Station opened as Baldoyle and Sutton
Years1:1901
Events1:Renamed Sutton
Years2:1916
Events2:Renamed Sutton & Baldoyle
Years3:1935
Events3:Renamed Sutton
Years4:1959
Events4:Howth Tram service terminated
Years6:24 July 1984
Events6:Station upgraded
Code:SUTTN
Owned:Iarnród Éireann
Operator:Iarnród Éireann
Zone:Suburban 2
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Sutton railway station (Irish: Cill Fhionntáin) is a railway station in County Dublin, Ireland that serves the village and district of Sutton, and is also accessible from Baldoyle. The station is on the coastal road from Sutton to Baldoyle, near Sutton Golf Club. The ticket office is open from 05:45 to 20:00, Monday to Sunday.

History

The station opened on 30 July 1846. The Howth tram ran between here and Howth railway station until 1959.[1]

Services

Train Services

From Monday to Friday, trains run every 20-30 minutes in both directions. On Saturdays, trains run every 25-35 minutes, and on Sundays, every 30-40 minutes. Trains to Howth depart from Platform 2, while trains bound for the City Centre depart from Platform 1.[2] [3]

Bus Services

All bus services operate from Monday to Friday, except for the Airport Connector Bus (102), which runs on weekends, linking the DART station to the airport. These services are managed by the private operator Go-Ahead Ireland under the Transport for Ireland brand.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irish Railway Stations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706100207/https://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . railscot.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Sutton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706095655/https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/station/sutton . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . irishrail.ie.
  3. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Amchlár DART/DART Timetable . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240705232253/https://www.irishrail.ie/IrishRail/media/Timetable-PDF-s/Connolly-DART-timetables/4-_18-_dart_commuter.pdf . 2024-07-05 . PDF . 2024-07-05 . Irish Rail.
  4. Web site: 102T - Swords - Sutton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706095538/https://bustimes.org/services/102t-swords-sutton-2 . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . bustimes.org.
  5. Web site: 102A - Swords - Sutton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706095357/https://bustimes.org/services/102a-swords-sutton . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . bustimes.org.
  6. Web site: 102C - Balgriffin - Sutton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706095127/https://bustimes.org/services/102c-balgriffin-sutton . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . bustimes.org.
  7. Web site: Dublin Airport - Sutton DART . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706094841/https://bustimes.org/services/102-dublin-airport-sutton-dart-2 . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . bustimes.org.
  8. Web site: 2024-07-06 . Timetable-December-2020-V1.pdf . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706094422/https://www.transportforireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GAI-102T-Timetable-December-2020-V1.pdf . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . transportforireland.ie.
  9. Web site: 2024-07-06 . 102 Dublin Airport - Sutton DART . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706093743/https://www.goaheadireland.ie/services/7778021/102 . 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 . Go-Ahead Ireland.