Docklands railway station
Docklands Station (Stáisiún Dugthailte) is a terminus railway station serving the Dublin Docklands area in Ireland. It is owned and operated by Iarnród Éireann and was part of the Irish Government's Transport 21 initiative.
The station building as seen from Sheriff St, 23 March 2007. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 XK74 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°21′02″N 6°14′22″W / 53.350628°N 6.239355°WCoordinates: 53°21′02″N 6°14′22″W / 53.350628°N 6.239355°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 1 (Island) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DCKLS |
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 12 March 2007 | Station opens |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 1,500 daily[1] |
The station is one of three termini for the Western Commuter service run by Iarnród Éireann, the others being Dublin Connolly and Dublin Pearse.
Services
Western Commuter |
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Services run to M3 Parkway during peak times, Monday to Friday. The station is closed on Saturday and Sunday. Passengers need to change at Clonsilla for connection with the Maynooth service.
Transport links
The Luas Red Line does not directly connect with Docklands Station. Instead, commuters have to walk approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) via an indirect route to Spencer Dock Luas stop or to Mayor Square - NCI Luas stop. The Luas line gives a direct connection to Busáras Bus station and Dublin Heuston.
The station is linked to the city centre by Dublin Bus route 151.[2]
History
The station was officially opened for commuter services by then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at a temporary location on Sheriff Street in the North Wall area of Dublin's Northside on 12 March 2007,[3] construction groundbreaking having taken place on 9 March 2006[4] with Transport Minister Martin Cullen. It is the first new heavy rail station in Dublin city centre since Grand Canal Dock opened in 2001. It was required because the nearby Connolly Station had reached capacity and could not support additional commuter services to County Meath.
However, in March 2008, it was reported that the transport minister, Noel Dempsey, would allow CIÉ to seek new planning permission to keep the station on a permanent basis as a terminus for services from Maynooth and Navan following his decision to allow the Railway Procurement Agency to use Broadstone Station for extensions to the Luas.[5]
Proposals
The station was to move to a permanent location in the Spencer Dock site as part of the DART Underground plan under the government's Transport 21 initiative. Planning conditions attached to the temporary site stated that it had to be removed by May 2016,[6] but permanent permission was obtained in time to avoid this.[7]
Though the DART Underground plans were postponed indefinitely, as of August 2021, an underground station at Spencer Dock was proposed as part of the DART+ West project.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "Ireland's newest train station could move because of major shortfall in passengers". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 17 May 2018. from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ http://www/dublinbus.ie[permanent dead link]
- ^ "RTÉ News: New railway station opens in Dublin city". RTÉ.ie. 12 March 2007. from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ^ IOL (March 9, 2006). Cullen turns sod on new Dublin city railway station. Retrieved March 9, 2006.
- ^ Dempsey derails ambitious CIÉ plan and opts for new Luas line 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Irish Times, 06/02/08
- ^ . Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. . Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
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- ^ McCullagh, Tony (3 August 2021). "New underground station proposed for Spencer Dock under Dart expansion plans". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Butler, Roisin (25 July 2022). "New DART lines likely to commence construction in 2024". DublinLive. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
External links
- Irish Rail Docklands Station website
- Comment on suitability of Docklands Station
- Eiretrains - Docklands Station
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Commuter Western Commuter (Docklands Branch) | Broombridge | ||