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Greystones railway station

Coordinates: 53°08′37″N 6°03′38″W / 53.1435°N 6.0606°W / 53.1435; -6.0606
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Greystones

Na Clocha Liatha
Iarnród Éireann
Greystones railway station house
General information
Other namesGreystones and Delgany
LocationChurch Road, Greystones
County Wicklow, A63 H928
Ireland
Coordinates53°08′37″N 6°03′38″W / 53.1435°N 6.0606°W / 53.1435; -6.0606
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus operators
Connections
  • 702
  • 984N
  • L1
  • L2
  • L3
  • X1
  • X2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGSTNS, 141
Fare zoneSuburban 5
History
Opened30 October 1855
Original companyDublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1880Station renamed Greystones
30 March 1964Goods services cease
10 April 2000DART services commence
Location
Map

Greystones railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na gCloch Liath) is a railway station in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is the southern terminus of the DART electrified rail network.

History

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The station was opened on 30 October 1855 by the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway as Greystones & Delgany. It was later renamed Greystones in 1863.[1]

Construction of the electrification and extension of the DART services to Greystones began in 1995 and was completed in 1999. The DART service to Greystones commenced on 10 April 2000.[2]

Facilities and services

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The station has two platforms; platform 1 on the west side of the station (where the station building is located) and platform 2 over the footbridge on the east side of the station. Platform 2 is used only a few times a day, when DART and InterCity services are in the station at the same time. There are also sidings to the east of the station.

Entrance to the station building is only possible from Church Road. The station houses a café, a ticket office and two electronic ticket machines.[citation needed] Toilets are also available on platform 1. The information office is open 07:00AM to 10:00 AM, Monday to Friday.[citation needed]

DART services serve the station, as do all South Eastern Commuter (Dublin Connolly to Gorey) and Intercity (Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort) services.

The typical service from the station (Monday to Friday off-peak) is:

2 trains per hour also terminate at the station.

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Bray Daly   InterCity
Dublin-Rosslare Line
  Kilcoole
or
Wicklow
  Commuter
South Eastern Commuter
 
Bray Daly   DART
  Terminus
  Historical railways  
Bray Cove Halt
Line open, station closed
  Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Dublin-Wexford
  Kilcool
Line and station open

Bus services

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There are two bus stops directly outside the station on Church Road, one for northbound routes and the other for southbound. Operators serving the station include Dublin Bus with routes X1 and X2 at peak times, Go-Ahead Ireland with routes L1, L2 and L3 that link the station to the surrounding towns, Aircoach and the Finnegan Bray Night Bus. There is also a taxi rank near the station.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GREYSTONES RAILWAY STATION". rathdown.wicklowheritage.org. Greystones Tidy Towns. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Travel by Rail". greystones.ie. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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