Malahide railway station
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Malahide railway station serves Malahide
in Fingal
(formerly north County Dublin). It was built by George Papworth
for the Dublin and Drogheda Railway
and opened on 25 May 1844.
Malahide is served by trains on Dublin's Northern Commuter services and it is one of the two northern termini of the DART
system, the electrified lines ending here (the other is Howth
, on a branch line).
The station is staffed and platform 1 (the eastern or southbound platform) is fully accessible. Platform 2 can be accessed by a footbridge or via a ramp to the public road; entrance via this ramp must be arranged with station staff (although exit need not be).
Goods services were withdrawn in December 1974. In 2009, Malahide became the temporary terminus of all direct services from Dublin as a consequence of the collapse of the Broadmeadow viaduct
.
Malahide
Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-like centre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.-Name:...
in Fingal
Fingal
Fingal is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. With its county seat located in Swords, it has a population of 239,992 according to the 2006 census...
(formerly north County Dublin). It was built by George Papworth
George Papworth
George Papworth was an English architect who practised mainly in Ireland during the nineteenth century.-Early life and career:Papworth was born in London in 1781 and was the third son of the English stuccoist John Papworth...
for the Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Dublin and Drogheda Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.The D&D constructed the railway line between Dublin and Drogheda. The company presented the scheme to parliament in 1836 and received royal assent on 13 August 1836. John MacNeill was appointed as the line's engineer in...
and opened on 25 May 1844.
Malahide is served by trains on Dublin's Northern Commuter services and it is one of the two northern termini of the DART
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
The Dublin Area Rapid Transit is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay on the Trans-Dublin route, from Greystones in County Wicklow, through Dublin to Howth and Malahide in County Dublin.Trains are powered via a 1500V DC overhead catenary...
system, the electrified lines ending here (the other is Howth
Howth railway station
Howth DART station , opened on 30 May 1847, serves Howth Head and the harbour town of Howth in County Dublin, Ireland, in the administration of Fingal...
, on a branch line).
The station is staffed and platform 1 (the eastern or southbound platform) is fully accessible. Platform 2 can be accessed by a footbridge or via a ramp to the public road; entrance via this ramp must be arranged with station staff (although exit need not be).
Goods services were withdrawn in December 1974. In 2009, Malahide became the temporary terminus of all direct services from Dublin as a consequence of the collapse of the Broadmeadow viaduct
Broadmeadow viaduct
The Broadmeadow viaduct, in Ireland, carries the main Dublin to Belfast railway across the Broadmeadow Estuary, about 13 kilometres north of Dublin, just north of Malahide. It is approximately 180 metres long and it is a section of a longer crossing constructed as an embankment...
.