Howth DART station ( ; ga, Stáisiún Bhinn Éadair), is a railway station in
Fingal
Fingal ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished for administrative purposes in 1994. ...
, Ireland that serves
Howth
Howth ( ; ; non, Hǫfuð) is an affluent peninsular village and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The district as a whole occupies the greater part of the peninsula of Howth Head, which forms the northern boundary of Dublin Bay, and includes ...
village and one side of
Howth Head
Howth Head ( ; ''Ceann Bhinn Éadair'' in Irish) is a peninsula northeast of the city of Dublin in Ireland, within the governance of Fingal County Council. Entry to the headland is at Sutton while the village of Howth and the harbour are on t ...
.
History
The Station opened on 30 May 1847,
The
Howth tram ran between here and
Sutton railway station (all the way around
Howth Head
Howth Head ( ; ''Ceann Bhinn Éadair'' in Irish) is a peninsula northeast of the city of Dublin in Ireland, within the governance of Fingal County Council. Entry to the headland is at Sutton while the village of Howth and the harbour are on t ...
) until 1959. Within the station buildings (although not accessible from the platforms) are a bar and restaurant and a
convenience store
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.
Operations
Howth is a two-platform terminal station. Due to the lack of a run-round or turntable facility, on the rare occasion that a locomotive-hauled train arrives (such as on a
railtour
A railtour is a special train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not normally available using timetabled passenger services. The 'unusual' aspect may be the route of the train, the destination, the occasion, s ...
), a second locomotive must follow the train light engine from Dublin to haul the train back from Howth.
The ticket office is open from 05:45-00:30 AM, Monday to Sunday.
Gallery
File:Howth-sign.jpg, Station Sign ( ga, Binn Éadair)
File:HowthStation.jpg, Station platform features
File:Howthstationfront.jpg, Station front in June 2014
File:Howthbranchend.jpg, The end of the line in June 2014
See also
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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 Howth Station website
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Railway Station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
Iarnród Éireann stations in Fingal
Railway stations in Fingal
Railway stations opened in 1847
Buildings listed on the Fingal Record of Protected Structures
Railway stations in Ireland opened in 1847