Dunboyne railway station

Dunboyne
Dunboyne; Dún Búinne
	A 29000 Class Commuter at M3 Parkway
Location	Larchfield, Dunboyne, County Meath, A86 HK07; Ireland
Coordinates	53°25′1″N 6°27′53″W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	DBYNE
Fare zone	Suburban 3
Key dates
August 1862	Station opened
January 1947	Station closed
September 2010	New station opened

Dunboyne railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dunboyne in County Meath, Ireland.

Dunboyne station features car parking for up to 300 cars, operated by APCOA Ireland, enabling it to serve as a small park and ride stop for commuters to Dublin.

Services

It is a station on the Docklands to M3 Parkway commuter service (Peak Times Monday to Friday) and Clonsilla to M3 Parkway shuttle service (at all other times).

Passengers transfer at Clonsilla:

to travel at non peak times (including Saturday and Sunday) towards Dublin city centre.
to travel to Maynooth and both Leixlip stations. Transfer at Maynooth for InterCity services to Sligo.
to travel to Drumcondra. Only Maynooth to Dublin services serve Drumcondra.

History

The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947.[1] Since then the town has not been served by passenger trains, with the old station being converted into a private residence.[2]

However, in 2005, the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, the line between Clonsilla and Navan would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage including a new station for Dunboyne, which opened in September 2010.

The station was officially opened on 2 September 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on 3 September.[3]

Western Commuter

Dublin–Sligo Line

Leixlip Louisa Bridge

Leixlip Confey

M3 Parkway

Dunboyne

Hansfield (serves Ongar)

Docklands branch

DM (future)

(under construction)

to Liffey Junction

& Dublin Broadstone

(

closed

1937

)

Glasnevin

DM (future)

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/Saggart

Loopline Bridge

Tara Street

Dublin Pearse

Image gallery

Dunboyne railway station under construction (September 2009)
Dunboyne railway station under construction (April 2010)

References

"Dunboyne station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
IRRS News 157
"Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.

External links

Irish Rail Dunboyne Station website

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann	Following station
Hansfield		Commuter Western Commuter (Dunboyne Branch)	M3 Parkway
	Future
Hansfield		DART (Navan Branch)	M3 Parkway

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[1] "Dunboyne station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 January 2009.

[2] IRRS News 157

[3] "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.