Seapoint railway station

Seapoint Rinn na Mara
A DART 8100 class at Seapoint.
General information
Location	Seapoint Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 YN88 Ireland
Coordinates	53.29910°N 6.16505°W / 53.29910; -6.16505
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Bus stands	0
Bus operators	0
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SEAPT
Fare zone	Suburban 2
History
Original company	Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 July 1862	Station opens as Monkstown and Seapoint
1863	Station renamed Seapoint
1983	Station upgraded
2006	Station refurbished

Seapoint railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Rinn na Mara) serves the locality of Seapoint, between Blackrock and Salthill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Belfast–Dublin Main Line Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Howth Sutton Bayside Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road Fairview Depot River Tolka Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly   to Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to The Point Loopline Bridge over River Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill & Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Mallin Sandycove & Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (under construction) Bray Daly Greystones Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

History

Seapoint station as viewed from the Martello Tower when it first opened.

The station opened on 1 July 1862 and was originally called Monkstown & Seapoint, though the following year this was changed to just Seapoint. It was upgraded and electrified in 1984 with the arrival of DART services.

Transport services

There is no direct public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stops are on Monkstown Road, located 450 m from the station, which are served by the following:

Dublin Bus Routes:

• 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown. Route 7 provides a connection to the Luas Green Line terminus at Bride's Glen
• 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Seapoint Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Blackrock		DART		Salthill & Monkstown