Clontarf Road railway station

Clontarf Road

Bóthar Chluain Tarbh
DART 8100 Class (8139) at Clontarf Road Station in 2008
General information
LocationClontarf Road, Dublin 3
Ireland
Coordinates53°21′47″N 6°13′37″W / 53.3631°N 6.2270°W / 53.3631; -6.2270
Owned byIarnród Éireann
LineBelfast–Dublin line
Platforms2
Tracks3 (At Platforms)
5 (Total)
Bus stands1
Bus operators
Connections
  • 31N
  • 32X
  • 104
  • 130
  • N2
  • N4
  • Eastpoint Shuttle
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeCTARF
Fare zoneSuburban 1
History
Opened1 September 1997
Services
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Dublin Connolly
towards Greystones
DART Killester
towards Malahide or Howth
Location
Map

Clontarf Road railway station (Irish: Bóthar Chluain Tarbh) is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland, on the DART commuter rail line.[1]

Location

It is located at the south-western end of Clontarf Road on Dublin's Northside, on the border between Clontarf and Fairview, and serves people living and working in those areas, as well as Marino and East Wall. The station is situated just north of Fairview DART depot. It was built to serve the densely populated areas about, and also East Point Business Park and was opened on 1 September 1997. The station has a car park and is served by a shuttle to the East Point Business Park; it is also the terminus of the 104 bus operated by Go-Ahead Ireland (formerly by Dublin Bus, which runs hourly to DCU via Beaumont Hospital)

The ticket office is open between 05:45 to 19:45, Monday to Sunday. Part of the car park at the station is rented out to Westwood Fitness Club.[citation needed]

The car park at Clontarf Road Station

Previous station for area

The area was last served by the old Clontarf Station, almost a half a mile (nearly 1 kilometre) north on the line. The remnants of that station can still be seen at the rail bridge over Howth Road, halfway between the start of that road and Killester village centre. This original Clontarf station was opened on 25 May 1844 and finally closed on 3 September 1956.

See also

References

  1. ^ Givens, John (2006). A guide to Dublin Bay : mirror to the city. Dublin: Liffey Press. p. 76. ISBN 9781905785087.