Booterstown railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Bhaile an Bhóthair) serves
Booterstown in
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown,
Ireland
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.
The station is located on the coast, bordering the bird sanctuary of
Booterstown marsh to the west and southeast. The road linking the station to the Rock Road runs to the southwest, with a
car park
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beside it.
The ticket office is open between 06:00-00:00 AM, Monday to Sunday.
History
The station opened in January 1835. It closed for a period from 1960, but reopened with the coming of the
DART in 1984.
The footbridge at the south end of the station was used in 1980 as the cover photographic image for the pop music single ''
A Day Without Me'' by the band
U2.
['It was the Summer of '79, when the Heat was felt by McGuiness', by Declan Lynch, 'Irish Independent' 29 October 2006.]
Transport services
Directly outside the station on the Rock Road, are
bus
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stops for the following routes
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus ( ga, Bus Átha Cliath) is a State-owned bus operator providing services in Dublin. By far the largest bus operator in the city, it carried 138 million passengers in 2019. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann.
...
:
* Route 4 from Harristown to
Monkstown
* Routes 7 / 7A from
Mountjoy Square
Mountjoy Square () is a Georgian garden square in Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside of the city just under a kilometre from the River Liffey. One of five Georgian squares in Dublin, it was planned and developed in the late 18th century by Lu ...
to
Bride's Glen /
Loughlinstown
Loughlinstown () is a southern Dublin suburb, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, on the N11 national road.
Loughlinstown is the location of St. Columcille's Hospital, which serves both south Dublin and Wicklow. The European Foundation for ...
. Route 7 provides a connection to the
Luas Green Line
The Green Line () is one of the two lines of Dublin's Luas light rail system.
The Green Line was formerly entirely in the south side of Dublin city. It mostly follows the route of the old Harcourt Street railway line, which was reserved for pos ...
terminus at
Bride's Glen
* 7N Nitelink from
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
city centre to
Shankill, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)
* 84N Nitelink from
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
city centre to
Greystones
Greystones () is a coastal town and seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies on Ireland's east coast, south of Bray and south of Dublin city centre and has a population of 18,140 (2016). The town is bordered by the Irish Sea to ...
, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)
Private Operators
*
Aircoach
Aircoach is an Ireland-based subsidiary company of FirstGroup. It provides airport express coach services from Cork, Belfast, Galway, Greystones, Bray, Southside Dublin and Dublin to Dublin Airport. It also operates contracted bus services for ...
route 702 from
Greystones
Greystones () is a coastal town and seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies on Ireland's east coast, south of Bray and south of Dublin city centre and has a population of 18,140 (2016). The town is bordered by the Irish Sea to ...
to
Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport (Irish: ''Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath'') is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland. It is operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). The airport is located in Collinstown, north of Dublin, and south of ...
, via Booterstown
*
Aircoach
Aircoach is an Ireland-based subsidiary company of FirstGroup. It provides airport express coach services from Cork, Belfast, Galway, Greystones, Bray, Southside Dublin and Dublin to Dublin Airport. It also operates contracted bus services for ...
route 703 from
Killiney
Killiney () is an affluent seaside resort and suburb in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It lies south of neighbouring Dalkey, east of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill. The place grew around the 11th century Killiney Churc ...
to
Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport (Irish: ''Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath'') is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland. It is operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). The airport is located in Collinstown, north of Dublin, and south of ...
, via Booterstown
Location
See also
*
List of railway stations in Ireland
This article lists railway stations both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The stations in the Republic of Ireland are generally operated by Iarnród Éireann and stations in Northern Ireland are generally operated by NI Railways.
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References
External links
{{Commons category, Booterstown railway station
Irish Rail Booterstown Station website
Iarnród Éireann stations in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Booterstown
1835 establishments in Ireland
Railway stations in Ireland opened in 1835