Woodbrook railway station

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Woodbrook

Sruthán na Coille
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Overgrown platform 2 of Woodbrook Halt
General information
LocationIreland
Coordinates 53°13′01″N6°06′29″W / 53.217°N 6.108°W / 53.217; -6.108
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Original company Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1910Station opens
1915Station relocated inland
31 December 1958Services to Harcourt Street cease
1960Station closes
2023Under construction [1]

Woodbrook railway station, or Woodbrook Halt, was a station on the former Dublin and South Eastern Railway, and was located on the southern outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. Opened in 1910, the station closed in 1960. The halt served Shankill and Shanganagh, including the Woodbrook Estate from which it took its name, and lay a short distance north of Bray (at the northern edge of County Wicklow).

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As of 2020, a new station, provisionally named Woodbrook DART Station (Irish: Stáisiún DART Shruthán na Coille), [2] [3] was proposed to be built on the DART line in the nearby Shanganagh area of Dublin. [4] Construction of the new DART station started in November 2023. [1]

History

Woodbrook Halt was opened as a halt in 1910. The small station was located on the main line, a few yards south of the split-off, thus receiving trains from both the coastal line and the Harcourt Street line. It served Sir Stanley Cochrane's Woodbrook estate, and especially his cricket ground. The Woodbrook Golf Club and Cricket Grounds later used this halt, from 1920 to 1960.

The part of the line between Killiney and Bray was moved inland in 1915 due to coastal erosion, with Shanganagh Junction being reinstated inland and Woodbrook station being relocated as a result. The new station lay in what is now the centre of Shanganagh Park.[ citation needed ]

Closure

The Harcourt Street line had declined in use throughout the early 20th century and was closed by CIÉ at the end of 1958. Being on the main line, Woodbrook survived the closure of the line, until it too was closed in January 1960. In the years that followed, the building at the halt was demolished and as the years went on, the platforms became overgrown.[ citation needed ]

Proposed station

A new station is intended for an area zoned for future housing development, with access to the proposed station included as part of a list of strategic infrastructure projects financed under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund in 2017. [5] The proposed station is close to (but unconnected to) the former Woodbrook halt, the remains of which remain along the line at Woodbrook Golf Club.[ citation needed ]

In August 2020, Iarnród Éireann stated its intention to apply for planning permission for the station. [6] An application was submitted in October 2020, [7] and planning permission was granted in July 2021. [7] [8] Work on the new station had commenced by late 2023. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Work starts on new Dart station between Shankill and Bray". The Herald. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Planning and Investment - Woodbrook DART Station". nationaltransport.ie. National Transport Authority.
  3. ↑ "Infheistíocht iompair - Stáisiún DART Shruthán na Coille". nationaltransport.ie (in Irish). National Transport Authority.
  4. ↑ Hilliard, Mark (31 August 2020). "Irish Rail planning new Dart station between Bray and Shankill". The Irish Times . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Fitzgerald, Cormac (29 March 2017). "New Dart station due for south Dublin". TheJournal.ie . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Planning permission sought for new Dublin train station". RTÉ . 31 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Application details - D20A/0744". DLR Online Planning Service. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "D20A 0744 - Notification of Decision to Grant Permission - Letter". DLR Online Planning Service. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021.
Preceding station Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann Following station
 Proposed 
Shankill   DART
Trans-Dublin		  Bray
 Disused railways 
Killiney and Ballybrack
Line and station open		  Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Dublin-Wicklow		  Bray
Line and station open
Shankill
Line and station closed		  Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Dublin-Bray 		  Bray
Line closed, station open
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