Commuter 29000 Class at Drumcondra Station
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Location | 30 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, D09 H0V5 Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°WCoordinates: 53°21′47″N 6°15′31″W / 53.3631°N 6.2585°W |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Other information | |
Station code | DCDRA |
Fare zone | Suburban 1 |
Key dates | |
1 April 1901 | Station opens |
1 December 1910 | Station closed |
2 March 1998 | Station reopened |
Drumcondra is a railway station on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth commuter service. A limited number of Sligo and Longford to Dublin services stop at Drumcondra.
It serves Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland and is the nearest railway station for Croke Park. It is elevated with just the entrance on the main Drumcondra road.
The ticket office is open from 07:00 AM to 23:30 PM, Monday to Sunday.
Directly outside station is a bus stop with connections to Dublin Airport and Swords (Dublin Bus stop 17)
The station initially opened on 1 April 1901 but closed on 1 December 1910 with the termination of Kingsbridge (now Heuston Station) to Amiens Street (now Connolly Station) services. Part of the original building was demolished in late 1918.
It reopened on 2 March 1998 as a station on the Maynooth/Longford commuter line.
Drumcondra was planned as an interchange stop on the proposed Metro North line of the Dublin Metro.