Shankill railway station
Railway station in Shankill, Dublin
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Shankill railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Sheanchill) serves Shankill, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
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Shankill railway station | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Rathsallagh Bridge, Shankill Dublin 18, D18 XY38 Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53.2363°N 6.1170°W | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Bus operators | Go-Ahead Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Connections | 45B | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | SKILL | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 1977 | ||||||||||||
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| 1983 | Station upgraded | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Station refurbished | ||||||||||||
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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
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]