Shankill railway station

Railway station in Shankill, Dublin

53°14′11″N 6°07′01″W / 53.2363°N 6.1170°W / 53.2363; -6.1170Owned byIarnród ÉireannOperated byIarnród ÉireannPlatforms2Tracks2Bus routes1Bus operatorsGo-Ahead IrelandConnections45BConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStation codeSKILLFare zoneSuburban 3Key dates10 June 1977Station opens1983Station upgraded2010Station refurbished

Services

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Killiney		DART		Bray Daly

Dublin Area
Rapid Transit

Legend

Belfast–Dublin Main Line

Malahide

Portmarnock

Clongriffin

Howth

Sutton

Bayside

Howth Junction & Donaghmede

Kilbarrack

Raheny

Harmonstown

Killester

Clontarf Road

Fairview Depot

to Dublin Heuston

Luas Red Line

to The Point

over River Liffey

Sandycove & Glasthule

Shankill

(under construction)

Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

Shankill railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Sheanchill) serves Shankill, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

History and facilities

The current Shankill station opened on 10 June 1977.^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]} As of 2024, the information office is unstaffed.^{[citation needed]} Wheelchair access for trains towards Bray is on the opposite side of the station to the main entrance, access for services towards Dublin 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 cards.^{[citation needed]} The station provides a car park for commuters.^[2]

Since the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Shankill.^{[citation needed]}

Services

As of 2023, the off-peak service pattern is as follows:^[3]

Northbound

3 tph to Howth.
3 tph to Malahide.

Southbound

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

Bus services

The station is directly served by one Go-Ahead Ireland bus service, route 45B from Kilmacanogue to Dún Laoghaire. The 45B route serves Rathsallagh and Shanganagh and onwards to Dún Laoghaire and Shankill.^[4]

References

^ "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railbrit.
^ "Irish Rail Shankill Station Services". Irish Rail.
^ "DART Timetable" (PDF). Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ https://www.transportforireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Timetable-45A_45B.pdf