Booterstown railway station
Booterstown station facing north on 12 June 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rock Road, Blackrock/Booterstown, County Dublin, A94 N9P4 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°18′36″N 6°11′43″W / 53.3099°N 6.1954°W | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Bus routes | 8 | ||||
| Bus stands | 0 | ||||
| Bus operators | Aircoach, Dublin Bus | ||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||
| Parking | YES | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | YES | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BTSTN | ||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | YES | ||||
| Original company | Dublin and Kingstown Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| January 1835 | Station opened | ||||
| 1857 | Line regauged from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) | ||||
| 12 September 1960 | Station closed | ||||
| 7 March 1975 | Station reopened | ||||
| 1983 | Station upgraded | ||||
| 23 July 1984 | DART services commence | ||||
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Booterstown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Bhaile an Bhóthair) is a suburban station that serves Booterstown in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
Location and access
The station is located on the coast, bordering the bird sanctuary of Booterstown marsh to the west and southeast. The road linking the station to the Rock Road runs to the southwest, with a car park beside it.
The station is fully wheelchair accessible.
The information office is open at various times between 05:45-00:00, Monday to Friday.
History
The station opened in January 1835. It closed for a period from 12 September 1960 to 7 March 1975.[1] The station became part of the DART service upon its opening on 23 July 1984.
The footbridge at the south end of the station was used in 1980 as the cover photographic image for the pop music single A Day Without Me by the band U2.[2]
Transport services
Directly outside the station on the Rock Road, are bus stops for the following routes
- Route 4 from Harristown to Monkstown
- Routes 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown. Route 7 provides a connection to the Luas Green Line terminus at Bride's Glen
- 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)
- 84N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Greystones, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)
Private Operators
- Aircoach route 702 from Greystones to Dublin Airport, via Booterstown
- Aircoach route 703 from Killiney to Dublin Airport, via Booterstown
See also
References
- ^ "Ironing the Land". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
- ^ 'It was the Summer of '79, when the Heat was felt by McGuiness', by Declan Lynch, 'Irish Independent' 29 October 2006.
External links
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Parade | DART |
Blackrock | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Merrion Line open, station closed |
Dublin and Kingstown Railway | Blackrock Line and station open | ||