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Clontarf Road railway station ( ga, Bóthar Chluain Tarbh) is a railway station in
Irish Rail Clontarf Road Station website
{{s-end Iarnród Éireann stations in Dublin (city) Railway stations opened in 1997 1997 establishments in Ireland
Dublin
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, on the DART
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commuter rail line.
Location
It is located at the south-western end of Clontarf Road on Dublin'sNorthside
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, on the border between Clontarf and Fairview, and serves people living and working in those areas, as well as Marino and East Wall
East Wall () is an inner city area of the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Built on reclaimed ground in the 1820s, the area is also 30 minutes walk from Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street.
Location
East Wall is bounded by West Road to t ...
. The station is situated just north of Fairview DART depot
Fairview DART depot is a railway depot used for servicing electrical multiple units on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit system.
Facilities
There is a three road shed, train wash and sidings. It is located just south of Clontarf Road DART station ...
. It was built to serve the densely populated areas about, and also ''East Point Business Park
East Point Office Park ( ga, Gnó na Rinne Thoir) in the docklands area of Dublin, Ireland is one of the country's largest business parks, being the place of employment for thousands of people. It is situated in the East Wall area on reclaimed ...
'' and was opened on 1 September 1997. The station has a car park and is served by a shuttle to the East Point Business Park; it is also the terminus of the 104 bus operated by Go-Ahead Ireland
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History
With the aim of improving efficiency, in 2015 the ...
(formerly by Dublin Bus
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, which runs hourly to DCU via Beaumont Hospital)
The ticket office is open between 05:45 to 19:45, Monday to Sunday. Part of the car park at the station is rented out to Westwood Fitness Club.
Previous station for area
The area was last served by the old ''Clontarf Station'', almost a half a mile (nearly 1 kilometre) north on the line. The remnants of that station can still be seen at the rail bridge over Howth Road, halfway between the start of that road andKillester
Killester () is a small residential largely affluent suburb of Dublin, Ireland on the Northside of the city in the Dublin 3 and Dublin 5 postal districts. It was the site of a church and convent or monastery centuries ago, and later a small vill ...
village centre. This original Clontarf station was opened on 25 May 1844 and finally closed on 3 September 1956.
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. ...
References
External links
Irish Rail Clontarf Road Station website
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