Dunboyne railway station

Dunboyne

Dún Búinne
Dunboyne; Dún Búinne
	A 29000 Class Commuter at M3 Parkway
General information
Location	Larchfield, Dunboyne, County Meath, A86 HK07; Ireland
Coordinates	53°25′1″N6°27′53″W / 53.41694°N 6.46472°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	4
Bus operators	Bus Eireann ; Dublin Bus ; Go-Ahead Ireland ;
Connections	70; 70d; 105; 270;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	DBYNE
Fare zone	Suburban 3
Key dates
August 1862	Station opened
January 1947	Station closed
September 2010	New station opened

Last updated June 13, 2024

Dunboyne railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dunboyne in County Meath, Ireland.

Services

It is a station on the Docklands to M3 Parkway commuter service (Peak Times Monday to Friday) and Clonsilla to M3 Parkway shuttle service (at all other times).

Passengers transfer at Clonsilla:

to travel at non peak times (including Saturday and Sunday) towards Dublin city centre.
to travel to Maynooth and both Leixlip stations. Transfer at Maynooth for InterCity services to Sligo.
to travel to Drumcondra. Only Maynooth to Dublin services serve Drumcondra.

History

The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947.^[1] The old station was converted into a private residence.^[2]

In 2005 the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, the line between Clonsilla and Navan would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage including a new station for Dunboyne, which opened in September 2010.^{[ citation needed ]}

The station was officially opened on 2 September 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on 3 September.^[3]

Gallery

Western Commuter

Legend

Dunboyne railway station under construction (September 2009)
Dunboyne railway station under construction (April 2010)

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References

↑ "Dunboyne station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
↑ "IRRS News 157". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
↑ "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette International. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

External links

Irish Rail Dunboyne Station website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Hansfield		Commuter Western Commuter (Dunboyne Branch)	M3 Parkway
	Proposed
Hansfield		DART Dublin-Navan railway line	M3 Parkway

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[1] "Dunboyne station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.

[2] "IRRS News 157". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2009.

[3] "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette International. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

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