Drogheda MacBride railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Droichead Átha Mac Giolla Bhríde) serves
Drogheda
Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...
in
County Louth
County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the ...
,
Ireland.
Description
The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the
Boyne Viaduct
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. Formerly there were three lines through the station between the 'up' and 'down' platforms, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform widened.
It was given the name MacBride on Sunday 10 April 1966 in commemoration of
John MacBride, one of the executed leaders of the
Easter Rising of 1916
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History
The original Drogheda station opened on 25 May 1844 about a quarter mile southeast.
The passenger station was resited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.
The former
GNR(I) branch to Oldcastle (opened to
Navan in 1850; throughout 1863) diverges from the Dublin-Belfast mainline immediately south of the station.
This serves Irish Cement at
Drogheda
Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...
and
Tara Mine near
Navan.
Gallery
File:Boyne Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 315651.jpg, The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
File:The Boyne viaduct, Drogheda.jpg, View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
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File:Drogheda station.jpg, The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.
File:Dmu Service Depot, Drogheda - geograph.org.uk - 697404.jpg, Drogheda Commuter Railcar Service Depot
File: Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station - geograph.org.uk - 1063950.jpg, Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station
File:Dublin-bound train passengers disembarking at Drogheda - geograph.org.uk - 1455673.jpg, Train passengers disembarking at Drogheda Station
File:McGrath's Bridge, Drogheda - geograph.org.uk - 697401.jpg, McGrath's Bridge, Drogheda McGrath's Bridge, Under the lefthand arch is the Dublin to Belfast mainline, the centre arch leads to the carriage wash shed, on the right, leads to the DMU Servicing depot.
See also
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List of railway stations in Ireland
References
External links
{{Commons category, Drogheda railway station
Irish Rail Drogheda Station Website
Buildings and structures in Drogheda
Iarnród Éireann stations in County Louth
Railway stations in County Louth
Railway stations opened in 1844
Railway stations served by Enterprise
Transport in Drogheda
Drogheda
Railway stations in Ireland opened in 1844