Shankill railway station () serves
Shankill, in
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
History and facilities
The current Shankill station opened on 10 June 1977. It was upgraded in 1983 to cater for the new electrified
DART trains.
The station has two through platforms connected via a footbridge with lifts. The ticket office is currently unmanned. Wheelchair access for trains towards
Bray is on the opposite side of the station to the main entrance, access for services towards
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 is by ramp at main entrance. Two ticket vending machines are available and sell all DART and Commuter tickets as well as
LEAP card
The TFI Leap Card is a contactless smart card for automated fare collection overseen by Transport for Ireland (TFI). It was introduced in the Greater Dublin area in 2011 for Luas, DART, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus, but acceptance has sig ...
s.
From the inception of the
Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Shankill.
Transport services
The station is directly served by one
Go-Ahead Ireland
Go-Ahead Transport Services (Dublin) Limited, known as Go-Ahead Ireland is a bus operator in Dublin that commenced trading in September 2018. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group.
History
With the aim of improving efficiency, in 2015 the ...
45B bus route from
Kilmacanogue
Kilmacanogue () is a village in north County Wicklow, Ireland.
Location and transport
The village lies on the junction of the R755 road to Roundwood and the N11 road, southeast of Bray town centre. It lies between the Little Sugar Loaf t ...
to
Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire ( , ) is a suburban coastal town in Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
The town was built following the 1816 legislation that allowed the building of a major port to serve Dubli ...
.
A number of
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.
...
routes also serve the station.
The station provides a car park for commuters.
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.
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Rail transport in Ireland
Rail transport in Ireland (InterCity, commuter and freight) is provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland.
Most routes in the Republic radiate from Dublin. Northern Ireland ha ...
External links
Irish Rail Shankill Station website
References
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Iarnród Éireann stations in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
1977 establishments in Ireland
Railway stations opened in 1977