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Merrion
Merrion
	The old station building
General information
Location	Merrion Road; Merrion, Dublin; Ireland
Coordinates	53°18′57″N 6°12′15″W / 53.31574°N 6.20425°W
Owned by	CIÉ Railways Division
Operated by	CIÉ Railways Division
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Original company	Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
January 1835	Station opens
30 August 1862	Station closes
5 April 1882	Station reopens
1 October 1901	Station closes a second time
5 March 1928	Station reopens
July 1929	Station closes a third time
August 1930	Station reopens
September 1935	Station finally closes

Merrion is a former railway station in Dublin.^[1] The disused station building lies to the immediate south of Merrion Gates in Merrion on the DART line. The station originally opened in early 1835,^[1] shortly after the completion of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway line.^[2] It closed in 1935.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Johnson, Stephen (1997). Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland. Midland Publishing. ISBN 9781857800449.
^ "Merrion". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Merrion" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sydney Parade Line and station open		Dublin and Kingstown Railway		Booterstown Line and station open

[johnsons-atlas-gazetteer-ireland-1] Johnson, Stephen (1997). Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland. Midland Publishing. ISBN 9781857800449.

[2] "Merrion". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[3] "Merrion" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

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