Raheny

Ráth Eanaigh
Iarnród Éireann
General information
LocationStation Road, Raheny, Dublin 5, D05 NW42
Ireland
Coordinates53°22′53″N 6°10′36″W / 53.3815°N 6.1767°W / 53.3815; -6.1767
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus routesH1, H2, H3, 6, 31N
Bus operatorsDublin Bus
Construction
Structure typeIn cutting
Other information
Station codeRAHNY
Fare zoneSuburban 1
Key dates
25 May 1844Station opens
Dublin Area
Rapid Transit
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
Howth
Sutton
Bayside
Howth Junction & Donaghmede
Kilbarrack
Raheny
Harmonstown
Killester
Clontarf Road
Fairview Depot
Dublin Connolly
Luas
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Grand Canal Dock
Lansdowne Road
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Booterstown
Blackrock
Seapoint
Salthill and Monkstown
Dún Laoghaire Mallin
Sandycove and Glasthule
Glenageary
Dalkey
Killiney
Shankill
Woodbrook
(planned)
Bray Daly
Greystones

Raheny railway station (Irish: Ráth Eanaigh), opened at the establishment of the Dublin-Drogheda line, serves the village and core of the district of Raheny in Dublin. Parts of Raheny are also served by Harmonstown and Kilbarrack stations.

Raheny, which is a main stop on the DART suburban rail system, and an occasional stop on the Dublin-Belfast main line, was the first station north of Dublin city centre, and the station at which the opening of the main line was celebrated.

History

The station opened on 25 May 1844. The old station house, closed for many years, is a listed building, but when the line was completed, was the first stop for the ceremonial train, the guests disembarking for a meal at Violet Hill (Edenmore House, now St. Joseph's Hospital.) The station was built to serve the small village (back then) of Raheny. Trains often stopped there and were convenient for passengers going into the city.

As time went on, urban sprawl started to develop. Most houses in the area were built in the 1950s and 1960s. But because of closures across the rail network, the service level to the station remained the same and usage volumes did not rise. But as the 1980s came, the station was modernised with a new ticket office steps and upgraded platforms, as part of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) development. Ever since the station's service level has remained similar, with minor upgrades such as new shelters ticket machines and information screens.

Facilities

The station today comprises a modern ticket office, with a bypass gate when this is closed, with a lift to the southbound platform. With a footbridge and ramp connecting the northbound platform with accessibility also. On the platforms there is space for 8 carriage trains. Along with 2 shelters on the southbound platform and 1 shelter on the northbound. On each platform there are LED and direct telephone line to the control offices in Connolly. Within the ticket office are two automatic ticket machines. The ticket office is open between 05:45-00:30, Monday to Sunday.

Services

At peak times, trains operate every 10 minutes each way and every 15/20 minutes outside of those times. On Saturday the frequency is around every 15 minutes in each direction, and on Sunday every 20 minutes in each direction.

Connections

The Dublin Bus route H1 stops outside the station, while routes H2, H3 and 6, and the night bus 31N, use stops on the Howth Road nearby. The station is also a marked point on the Raheny Way looped walking route.

See also

References

    Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
    Harmonstown   DART
      Kilbarrack
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