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Portmarnock railway station 
Summary
Portmarnock railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Phort Mearnóg) serves Portmarnock in County Dublin.
Portmarnock Port Mearnóg  | ||||||||||||||||
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 Portmarnock train station looking South with a DART 8500/8510 Class arriving at platform 2. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Station Road, Portmarnock, County Dublin, D13 K726 Ireland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°25′03″N 6°09′04″W / 53.4175°N 6.1510°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | PMNCK | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 2 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Dublin and Drogheda Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | Northern Railway of Ireland | |||||||||||||||
| Post-grouping | GNRI | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-nationalisation | CIÉ Railways Division | |||||||||||||||
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| 25 May 1844 | Station opens | |||||||||||||||
| 10 April 2000 | DART services commence[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||
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History edit
The station opened on 25 May 1844.
Connections edit
The station is served by the DART and Commuter services. Enterprise services pass from Dublin Connolly en route via Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown, Lisburn, and Belfast Central. Connecting trains from Dublin Connolly link to Sligo, as well as Rosslare Europort and buses connect Dublin Connolly to Dublin Port for ferries to Holyhead for trains to Chester, Crewe and London Euston.
Gallery edit
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An 8100 Class DART unit arriving at Portmarnock -
Looking northwards along the rail track and to the right beside the bridge was the location of the old station building which was completely demolished.
See also edit
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portmarnock railway station.
- Eiretrains - Portmarnock Station (archived 2008)
- Irish Rail Portmarnock Station Website