Killester railway station

Killester Cill Easra
General information
Location	Middle Third, Dublin 5, D05 H528 Ireland
Coordinates	53°22′22″N6°12′18″W / 53.37278°N 6.20500°W / 53.37278; -6.20500
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	6
Bus operators	Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	6 104 H1 H2 H3 N4
Construction
Structure type	In cutting
Other information
Station code	KLSTR
Fare zone	Suburban 1
Key dates
1 October 1845	Station opens
1847	Station closed
1923	Station reopens

Killester railway station (Irish : Cill Easra) serves the suburbs of Killester and Donnycarney, as well as parts of Artane, in Dublin.

History

The original station opened on 1 October 1845 ^[1] but closed after two years, re-opening on a new site about 200 m (656 ft) further north in 1923.

The ticket office is open between 5:45 AM to 7:45 PM, Monday to Sunday.

Services

v t e Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Legend
Belfast–Dublin Main Line Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Howth Sutton Bayside Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road Fairview Depot River Tolka Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly   to Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to The Point Loopline Bridge over River Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill & Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Mallin Sandycove & Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (under construction) Bray Daly Greystones Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Clontarf Road		DART		Harmonstown

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Killester station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 3 September 2007.

External links

• Irish Rail Killester Station website
• Eiretrains - Killester Station