Merrion is a former railway station in
Dublin
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.
The disused station building lies to the immediate south of
Merrion Gates
The Merrion Gates () is a railway level crossing in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland, where the DART and Dublin–Rosslare railway line crosses Strand Road near its junction with Merrion Road. There is pedestrian access to Sandymount Strand immed ...
in
Merrion on the
DART
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line. The station originally opened in early 1835,
[ shortly after the completion of the ]Dublin and Kingstown Railway
The Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR), which opened in 1834, was Ireland’s first passenger railway. It linked Westland Row in Dublin with Kingstown Harbour (Dún Laoghaire) in County Dublin.
The D&KR was also notable for a number of other ...
line. It closed in 1935.
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Disused railway stations in County Dublin
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1835
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1862
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1882
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1901
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1928
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1929
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1930
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1935