Lansdowne Road railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Bhóthar Lansdúin) is a railway station in
Dublin
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, Ireland. The station serves the
Ballsbridge and
Upper Baggot Street areas of
Dublin 4
Dublin 4, also rendered as D4 and D04, is a historic postal district of Dublin, Ireland including Baggot Street Upper, the southernmost fringes of the Dublin Docklands, and the suburbs of Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Irishtown, Merrion, Ringsend ...
.
Facilities and services
The station has two through
platforms, 1 and 2, connected via a subway. Both have separate entrances as there is a level crossing adjacent to the station on Lansdowne Road. There are automated ticket vending machines at both entrances. When there is an event at the stadium, additional entrances are opened to allow for crowd control.
All
DART services serve the station, as do several South Eastern Commuter (
Dublin Connolly
Connolly station ( ga, Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile) or Dublin Connolly is one of the busiest railway stations in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterC ...
to
Gorey
Gorey () is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is beside the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the ''Gorey Guardian''.
As a growi ...
) services.
History
The station was adjacent to its namesake
Lansdowne Road Stadium before the stadium was torn down in 2007 and replaced on-site by the new
Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium (also known as Lansdowne Road) is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,700 spectators (all seated). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and ...
, which the station now serves. It has level access to both platforms. The ticket office is open between 06:00-00:00 AM, Monday to Sunday.
The station opened on 1 July 1870.
It was electrified in 1983 with the arrival of
DART services.
Gallery
File:LansdowneRdStation.JPG, Aviva Stadium under construction (2009)
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.
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References
External links
{{commons category, Lansdowne Road railway station
Irish Rail Lansdowne Road Station Website
Sandymount
Ballsbridge
Iarnród Éireann stations in Dublin (city)
Railway stations opened in 1870
1870 establishments in Ireland