Skerries railway station
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Skerries Na Sceirí  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 View of the station from the north end of platform 1. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Station Road, Skerries, County Dublin, K34 CF63 Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°34′26″N 6°07′08″W / 53.574°N 6.119°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SKRES | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 May 1844 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Skerries railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na Sceirí) serves Skerries in County Dublin, Ireland.
History[edit]
The station opened on 25 May 1844, it is still open for passengers but closed for freight on 2 December 1974.[1]
Description[edit]
The station has two platforms for the lines that run through the station. There is a footbridge connecting the platforms.[2] An underpass was open, but was closed permanently on Wednesday 31 August 2016. Platform 1 runs mostly south, while platform 2 runs mostly north. The middle of the footbridge is 1 mile from the Martello tower on Red Island and 8 km from Rockabill lighthouse
Services[edit]
The commuter train is the only train that stops at the station. The fleet class is the IE 29000 DMU. The only other trains that pass the station are the Dublin to Belfast Enterprise train, the Tara Mine zinc ore freight train led by IE 071 class trains, and an out of service transfer intercity train, which use IE 22000 DMU class trains.
Proposed expansion[edit]
As part of Project Ireland 2040 the DART is proposed to be extended to Drogheda on the Northern Line serving Donabate, Rush & Lusk, Skerries, Balbriggan and on to Drogheda.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ayres 2003.
- ^ "Skerries". Iarnród Éireann.
Bibliography[edit]
- Ayres, Bob (2003). "Irish Railway Station Dates" (PDF). Irish Railway Record Society.
External links[edit]
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