Salthill and Monkstown railway station

Salthill and Monkstown Cnoc an tSalainn agus Baile na Manach
The station in Victorian times.
General information
Location	Longford Terrace, Monkstown, County Dublin, A94 YY26 Ireland
Coordinates	53°17′43″N6°09′08″W / 53.2953°N 6.1522°W / 53.2953; -6.1522
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Bus stands	0
Bus operators	0
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SHILL
Fare zone	Suburban 2
History
Original company	Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 May 1837	Station opens as Salthill
1863	Station renamed Salthill and Monkstown
1960	Station closed
1983	Station upgraded
1984	Station reopened for DART
2009	Station refurbished

Salthill and Monkstown railway station (Irish : Stáisiún Chnoc an tSalainn agus Baile na Manach) serves the areas of Salthill (on the coast) and Monkstown (just inland) in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

It is situated between Seapoint and Dún Laoghaire DART stations. The station has a car park, information office, automated ticket and vending machines. The information office is open between 05:45-00:15 AM, Monday to Sunday.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The original Salthill station opened in May 1837. It was built by the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. It closed in 1960 and was electrified and reopened in 1984 with the arrival of DART services. ^[1]

Services

The station is not staffed, it features no toilets and there is no Wi-Fi. There is also no enclosed waiting room, but there are multiple passenger shelters on both sides of the track. There are 2 ticket machines within the station, and a night gate is opened during the evening. There used to be a vending machine within the building however it has since been removed. ^[2]

Transport 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

With the exception of the DART, there is no direct public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stops are in Monkstown village, located less than 300 m from the station, which are served by the following:

Dublin Bus Routes:

• 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown. Route 7 provides a connection to the Luas Green Line terminus at Bride's Glen
• 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill, via Blackrock (Fri & Sat only)

Go-Ahead Ireland Routes:

• S8 from Citywest to Dún Laoghaire, via The Square and Sandyford Business District

Private Operators

• Aircoach route 703 from Killiney to Dublin Airport, via Monkstown

There is also a taxi rank in Monkstown village and a large car park adjacent to the station.^{[ citation needed ]}

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Seapoint		DART		Dún Laoghaire Mallin
	Historical railways
Blackrock Line and station open		Dublin and Kingstown Railway		Kingstown Line and station open
Monkstown and Seapoint Line and station open		Dublin and South Eastern Railway Coastal line		Kingstown Line and station open

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. Kullman, Kurt (28 May 2018). The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingtown. THP Ireland. p. 42. ISBN   978-0750987646.
2. Rail, Irish. "Salthill & Monkstown, Co. Dublin". Irish Rail. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

External links

• Irish Rail Salthill and Monkstown Station Website