Killiney railway station

Killiney Cill Iníon Léinín
Killiney station in 2012
General information
Other names	Killiney & Ballybrack (until 1921)
Location	Station Road, Killiney, County Dublin, A96 V0C2 Ireland
Coordinates	53.2554°N 6.1131°W / 53.2554; -6.1131
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KILNY
Fare zone	Suburban 3
History
Original company	Dublin and Wicklow Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 May 1858	First station opens as Killiney
6 May 1882	Second, relocated, station opens, as Killiney & Ballybrack, replacing the original Killiney and Ballybrack stations.
1921	Station renamed Killiney
1983	Station upgraded
2011	Station refurbished
2013	Station unstaffed

Killiney railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Chill Iníon Léinín) is a station that serves Killiney in County Dublin, Ireland.

The station lies on the DART line. The entrance to the station is via Station Road. It is located about two minutes walk to Killiney Beach.

History

The original station was located on nearby Strathmore Road. The current station opened on 6 May 1882 under the name Killiney & Ballybrack, replacing both Killiney and Ballybrack stations, the Ballybrack suffix was dropped in 1921, although the sign still featured the old name until 1983 when the station was upgraded. The original Killiney station had itself replaced the earlier Obelisk Hill, Killiney station on 1 January 1858.^[1]

The station was electrified in 1983 with the arrival of DART services. The station has been unstaffed since 2013 and it has two automatic ticket vending machines. A large pay and display car park is located across the road from the station.

Services

v t e Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Belfast–Dublin Main Line Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Howth Sutton Bayside Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road Fairview Depot River Tolka Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly   to Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to The Point Loopline Bridge over River Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill & Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Mallin Sandycove & Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (under construction) Bray Daly Greystones Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

As of 2023, the off-peak service pattern is as follows:^[2]

Northbound

• 3 tph to Howth.
• 3 tph to Malahide.

Southbound

• 6 tph to Bray Daly, of which 2 tph extend to Greystones.

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Dalkey		DART		Shankill
	Historical railways
Dalkey Line and station open		Dublin and South Eastern Railway Coastal line		Woodbrook Halt Line open, station closed

Bus Services

There is no public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stop is in Ballybrack village, located one kilometre (0.62 mi) from the station. This is served by Go-Ahead Ireland routes 45a/45b from Kilmacanogue to Dun Laoghaire, via Bray.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Rail transport in Ireland

References

1. "Killiney and Killiney/Ballybrack station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
2. "DART Timetable" (PDF). Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

• Irish Rail Killiney Station Website