Drumcondra railway station

Drumcondra Droim Conrach
Commuter 29000 Class at Drumcondra Station
Location	Drumcondra Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W / 53.3631; -6.2585Coordinates: 53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W / 53.3631; -6.2585
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	DCDRA
Fare zone	Suburban 1
Key dates
1 April 1901	Station opens
1 December 1910	Station closed
2 March 1998	Station reopened

Drumcondra is a railway station on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth commuter service.^[1] A limited number of Sligo and Longford to Dublin services stop at Drumcondra.

It serves Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland and is the nearest railway station for Croke Park. It is elevated with just the entrance on the main Drumcondra road.

The ticket office is open from 07:00 AM to 23:30 PM, Monday to Sunday.

Directly outside station is a bus stop with connections to Dublin Airport and Swords (Dublin Bus stop 17)^[2]

Western Commuter
Legend
Dublin–Sligo Line Mullingar Enfield Kilcock Maynooth Leixlip Louisa Bridge Leixlip Confey M3 Parkway Dunboyne Hansfield Docklands branch Clonsilla Coolmine Castleknock Navan Road Parkway Ashtown Broombridge to Liffey Junction & Dublin Broadstone closed 1937 The Royal Canal Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Heuston Drumcondra Docklands( Spencer Dock) The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse

History

The station initially opened on 1 April 1901 but closed on 1 December 1910^[3] with the termination of Kingsbridge (now Heuston Station) to Amiens Street (now Connolly Station) services. Part of the original building was demolished in late 1918.

It reopened on 2 March 1998 as a station on the Maynooth/Longford commuter line.

Dublin Metro

Drumcondra is planned as an interchange stop^[4] on the Metro North line of the Dublin Metro.^[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Rail transport in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Drumcondra Station Website
• Eiretrains - Drumcondra Station

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Dublin Connolly		InterCity Dublin-Sligo Peak times only		Maynooth
Dublin Connolly		Commuter Western Commuter (City Branch)		Broombridge
Dublin Connolly		Commuter South Western Commuter		Park West and Cherry Orchard
	Future
Dublin Connolly		DART Line 1		Broombridge
	Dublin Metro
	Future
Mater		Metro North		Griffith Avenue

References