The station is fully accessible and has two through platforms connected via a footbridge with lifts.^{[citation needed]}

DART edit

From the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Blackrock.

Other services edit

Blackrock is on the commuter Dundalk Dublin Maynooth routes and some trains on these routes have a scheduled stop here.

The station opened on 17 December 1834. as one of the three original stations on the D&KR, the others being Westland Row (Pearse) and Dún Laoghaire though the latter was subsequently rebuilt to the south of the original site.^[1] On 27 January 1858, an accident happened in the vicinity of the station.^{[citation needed]}

Directly outside the station are bus stops served by a Dublin Bus route, 2 Go-Ahead Ireland routes and some private operators.^[2]

There is a taxi rank outside the station and a large car park adjacent to the station.^{[citation needed]}

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  (1834) Looking north across Merrion Strand in Dublin Bay from Blackrock railway station
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  Accident as of 27 January 1858

• List of railway stations in Ireland

• Irish Rail Blackrock Station Website