Blackrock railway station
Railway station in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
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Blackrock railway station (Irish: Stáisiún An Charraig Dhubh) serves Blackrock in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It opened to the public on 17 December 1834 and is one of the three original stations on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR), the oldest public passenger railway in Ireland.
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County Dublin, A94 E4P9
Ireland
Blackrock An Charraig Dhubh  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bath Place, Blackrock County Dublin, A94 E4P9 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.30297°N 6.17891°W | ||||
| Owner | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operator | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Bus operators | |||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BROCK | ||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 17 December 1834 | ||||
| Electrified | 1984 | ||||
Original company | Dublin and Kingstown Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1857 | Line regauged from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) | ||||
| 1983 | Station upgraded | ||||
| 23 July 1984 | DART services commence | ||||
| 2005 | Station refurbished | ||||
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History
The station opened on 17 December 1834. as one of the three original stations on the D&KR, the others being Westland Row (now Pearse) and Dún Laoghaire though the latter was subsequently rebuilt to the south of the original site a few years later.[1] On 27 January 1858, an accident happened in the vicinity of the station.[citation needed]
Services
The station is fully accessible and has two through platforms connected via a footbridge with lifts.[2]
DART
From the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Blackrock.
Other services
Blackrock is on the commuter Dundalk Dublin Maynooth routes and some trains on these routes have a scheduled stop here.
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Lansdowne Road | InterCity Dublin-Rosslare 2tpd northbound-only |
Dún Laoghaire Mallin | ||
| Sydney Parade | Commuter Northern Commuter Peak times only |
Dún Laoghaire Mallin | ||
| Commuter Western Commuter Peak times only |
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| Commuter South Eastern Commuter |
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| Booterstown | DART |
Seapoint | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Williamstown Line open, station closed |
Dublin and Kingstown Railway | Salthill Line and station open | ||
Road transport services
Directly outside the station are bus stops served by Go-Ahead Ireland routes 114, L26 and S6 along with some private operators.[3]
There is a taxi rank outside the station and a pay and display car park opposite the station.[2]
Gallery
(1834) Looking north across Merrion Strand in Dublin Bay from Blackrock railway station
Accident as of 27 January 1858
