Dalkey Deilginis  | |||||
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 Dalkey Station, Main Building as seen from platform 1 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sorrento Drive,Dalkey County Dublin, A96 TF10 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°16′33″N6°6′13″W / 53.27583°N 6.10361°W /53.27583; -6.10361 | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Architect | George Wilkinson | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DLKEY | ||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 10 July 1854 | ||||
| Original company | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 30 March 1964 | Station closes for goods traffic | ||||
| 1983 | Station upgraded | ||||
| 23 July 1984 | DART services commence | ||||
| 2011 | Station refurbished | ||||
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Dalkey railway station (Irish:Stáisiún Dheilginis) is a railway station that servesDalkey inDún Laoghaire–Rathdown,Ireland.
Dalkey was initially served by theDalkey Atmospheric Railway station located 850 metres north of the current station, which opened on 29 March 1844 and closed on 12 April 1854.[1]The current station was opened on 10 July 1854 when theDublin and Wicklow Railway opened theircoastal branch fromBray toKingstown (later Dún Laoghaire) and took over the atmospheric railway.[2] The coastal line later took over theDublin and Kingstown Railway in 1857, bringing services toWestland Row (later Pearse) inDublin.
The station building was designed byGeorge Wilkinson to a similar design toDundrum. A small goods yard adjacent to the southbound platform closed for goods traffic on 30 March 1964. The station later became part of theDART on 23 July 1984.
As of 2023, the peak service pattern is as follows:[3]
The information office is open between 07:00-10:00 AM, Monday to Friday.
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenageary | DART | Killiney | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Kingstown and Sandycove Line and station open | Dublin and Wicklow Railway Coastal line | Obelisk Hill Line open, station closed | ||
There is no public transport to or from the station, but the nearest bus stop is located three hundred and fifty metres (1,150 ft) from the station, on the other end of the village. This is served byDublin Bus routes 7D/7E fromMountjoy Square to Dalkey viaDún Laoghaire,Go-Ahead Ireland routes 59 fromKilliney to Dún Laoghaire and 111 from Dalkey toBrides Glen Luas stop inCherrywood, via Dún Laoghaire and theAircoach route 703 from Killiney Castle toDublin Airport.
