Lansdowne Road railway station
Station in Dublin, Ireland
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Lansdowne Road railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Bhóthar Lansdúin) is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland. The station serves the Ballsbridge, Irishtown and Upper Baggot Street areas of Dublin 4.
Ireland
Lansdowne Road Bóthar Lansdún  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 A DART 8300 Class passes under the old Lansdowne Road Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, D04 V3K1 Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53.33382°N 6.22914°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Iarnród Éireann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Iarnród Éireann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | LDWNE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 July 1870 | Station opens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Facilities and services
The station has two through platforms, 1 is the northbound platform and platform 2 is for southbound services. These are connected via a subway. Both have separate entrances as there is a level crossing adjacent to the station on Lansdowne Road. There are 2 automated ticket vending machines at each entrance. When there is an event at the stadium, additional access points are opened to allow for crowd control.[citation needed] It has disability access to both platforms.[citation needed]
All DART services serve the station, as do several South Eastern Commuter (Dublin Connolly to Gorey) and a number of services to Drogheda, Dundalk and Maynooth.
History
The station was adjacent to its namesake Lansdowne Road Stadium before the stadium was demolished in 2007 and replaced on-site by the new Aviva Stadium, which the station now serves.
The station opened in 1872.[1] It was electrified in 1983 with the arrival of DART services.[citation needed]
Gallery
Aviva Stadium under construction (2009)
