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Dún Laoghaire railway station

Dún Laoghaire (Mallin) railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Uí Mhealláin, Dún Laoghaire) is a station in Dún Laoghaire, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

Dún Laoghaire Mallin

Stáisiún Uí Mhealláin
Iarnród Éireann
Dún Laoghaire Mallin with Royal Irish Yacht Club building to rear in 2014
General information
LocationCrofton Road, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, A96 N7C6
Ireland
Coordinates53°17′42″N 6°08′04″W / 53.2949°N 6.1345°W / 53.2949; -6.1345
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms3 (only 2 see regular use)
Tracks2
Bus routes11
Bus stands1
Bus operators
Connections
  • 7n
  • 45A
  • 45B
  • 46A
  • 59
  • 63
  • 63A
  • 111
  • 703
  • L25
  • S8
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesStands outside
ArchitectJohn Skipton Mulvany
Other information
Station codeDLERY
Fare zoneSuburban 2
History
Original companyDublin and Kingstown Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
1837Station opens as Kingstown Harbour
1861Station renamed Kingstown
1921Station renamed Dún Laoghaire
1957Second through platform built
1966Station renamed Dún Laoghaire Mallin
1971Original station entrance closed
1983Station upgraded
1984DART services commence
1997Current station entrance built

History edit

The original station for Dún Laoghaire, then known as Kingstown, was situated some 0.5 miles (0.80 km) closer to Dublin at the West Pier near to or at the present-day Salthill and Monkstown railway station. That station was the southern terminus of the first railway in Ireland, the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR), which opened in 1834.[1] For the first public timetable the station was named Kingstown but in contract documents it was at least sometimes referred to as Dunleary.[2]

Before the D&KR had even begun to be built it became apparent that the Packet boats were to use either the East Pier or the new wharf being built. Therefore, in 1833 the D&KR raised a parliamentary bill so its railway could be extended beyond the East Pier with a new station at Kingstown then on to Dalkey.[a] Mobilised opposition from a rival canal group and local opposition caused the Bill to fail in June 1833.[3]

The D&KR regrouped and with lobbying presented a less ambitious Bill to the site of the current station only in 1834. Thomas M. Gresham, a D&KR shareholder and main spokesperson for the opposition, being awarded a silver plate in August 1833 for the same at a personal cost of £1,200, was persuaded not to oppose the 1834 bill. Other obstacles including an agreement to cross the old part of Dunleary harbour and demolition of a Martello fortification needed an agreement with the Admiralty and Ordnance. The Bill was passed in May 1834 but logistics meant Dargan began work in May 1836 finishing about a year later. The new terminus opened on 13 May 1837, the first train being a special with D&KR directors and friends.[4][b]

The original station building was an apparently insufficient Station House and Parcel Office and in 1840 the D&KR resolved to replace it.[5][c] The platforms were finally covered in 1845 by a temporary structure costing £122 which was later extended for £300.[6]

On 29 March 1844, the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway officially opened. The line was a branch of the existing D&KR which diverged to the south when approaching from the west with an interchange platform[d] before the atmospheric ran as a single track eastbound into the tunnel. While through running was possible it was not used.[7]

Grierson notes that the station build was completed in 1853 to a design by John Skipton Mulvany by Mr. Roberts doing the "masonry, carpentry, ironmongery, &c," for £1,665. L This included the station walls,[e] while ironwork, roof, and plumbing cost £1,031 by I. & R. Mallet.[8] The roof has since been removed.[9] The station house above the platforms was completed in 1854.[10] a structure in a neo-classical style, designed also by Mulvany.[5] This was the station building until 1971 when the current arrangement was introduced. Mulvany's building became reused as a restaurant.[f]

The Dalkey Atmospheric ceased operation in 1854. The Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway exercised their rights and rebuilt the Dalkey to Kingstown section as a conventional railway at 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) removing height restrictions. When they ran their first train into Kingstown on 10 October 1855, the D&KR directors refused them the use of the station and the passengers were forced to return towards Dalkey, this also happening for some days afterwards.[11] On 30 March 1856, both the D&KR and D&WR concurred with the D&KR's engineer D. B. Gibbons assessment that the rebuild under Brunel was not to the parliamentary approved specification in terms and had safety issues and it was closed for rework by William Dargan as an accident would be disastrous for both companies.[12] Dargan converted the down line between Kingstown and Old Dun Leary harbour to dual gauge so the spoil could be dumped there.[g] and was able to complete the re-work quickly.[13] When the Dalkey-Bray section re-opened on 1 July 1856 the D&KR handed all its operations to the D&WR.[13] The D&WR converted their newly acquired line to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) in the next year or so enabling through running.

Carlisle Pier with its branch on the single track section just to the east of the station was created in 1859.[citation needed]

Although it lay on a double-track railway for over ninety years, Dún Laoghaire station had only one through platform with a bay platform facing Dublin, both on the seaward side of the station. The station lay on a short section of a single line that ran from just north of the station, to just past the junction for the branch to Carlisle Pier, which was controlled by a signal box known as the 'Hole in the Wall Box.' This arrangement created a bottleneck for intensive steam-hauled suburban services to/from Bray. It was not until 1957 that CIÉ remedied the situation by providing a second through platform. Further improvements were carried out in connection with the introduction of DART electric trains in 1984.

A replacement station entrance, with a combined ticket office and automated barriers, was built above the railway lines at street level in 1998. It was constructed with a steel framework supporting a taut sail-like canopy and with glazed panels as side features.

Naming edit

Also called Kingstown Harbour the station was renamed Kingstown in 1861, and renamed Dún Laoghaire in 1921.[citation needed] It was given the additional name "Mallin" on 10 April 1966, 50 years after the Easter Rising, when Córas Iompair Éireann renamed 15 major stations after Republican leaders. It is named in honour of Michael Mallin, a leader in the 1916 Easter Rising. although it is usually referred to simply as Dún Laoghaire.

Services edit

Dublin to Rosslare
Legend
Year
closed
 
Dublin–Belfast Main Line
 
 
Dublin–Sligo Main Line
 
 
 
 
 Dublin Connolly  
 
 
 
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
 
 R. Liffey
 
 Tara Street
 
 Dublin Pearse
 
 
Grand Canal Street railway works
 
 Grand Canal Dock
 
 
 
Grand Canal Gasworks
 
Lansdowne Road
 
 Lansdowne Road
 
 
 
 Ballsbridge Showground
Passengers 1941
Goods 1971
 
Serpentine Avenue
 
 Sandymount
 
 
Sandymount
 
Sydney Parade
 
 Sydney Parade
 
 
Merrion Gates
 
 Merrion
1934
 
 Booterstown
 
 
 Williamstown
1841
 
 Blackrock
 
 
 Seapoint
 
 
 Salthill and Monkstown
 
 
 Kingstown Harbour (west pier)
1837
 
 Dún Laoghaire
 
 
 Carlisle Pier
1980
 
Sandycove Cutting
 
Sandycove
and Glasthule
 
 
 Glenageary
 
 
 Dalkey (Atmospheric)
1854
 
 Dalkey
 
 
Killiney Hill Tunnel
 
 Obelisk Hill
1858
 
 Killiney
 
moved
1882
 
 Ballybrack
1863
1882
 
 Shankill
 
 
 MP 11 (to Pearse)
 
 
Shanganagh Junct., to Harcourt St.
1958
 
 MP 11 (to Harcourt St.)
 
 Woodbrook Halt
1960
 
County Dublin
County Wicklow
 
Bray
 
 Bray
 
 Bray Cove Halt
1929
 
Bray Head Tunnel No.1
 
Bray Head Tunnel No.2
 
Bray Head Tunnel No.3
 
Bray Head Tunnel No.4
 
 Greystones
 
 Kilcoole
 
 Newcastle
1964
 
 
 Wicklow Murrough
1976
 
 R. Vartry
 
 Wicklow
 
 Rathnew
1964
 
M11 motorway
 
 Glenealy
1964
 
 Rathdrum
 
 
 
 
 Avoca
1964
 
 Woodenbridge Junction
1964
 
 
Shillelagh branch line
1945
 
 Glenart platform
1925
 
 (private halt for Earl Carysfort)
 
M11 motorway
 
 Arklow
 
M11 motorway
 
County Wicklow
County Wexford
 
 Inch
1963
 
 Gorey
 
M11 motorway
 
 Camolin
1963
 
 Ferns
1977
 
 Enniscorthy
 
 R. Slaney
 
Enniscorthy Tunnel
 
 Edermine Ferry
1963
 
 
Waterford line
1963
 
 Macmine Junction
1963
 
 Killurin
1963
 
Killurin Tunnel
 
Ferrycarrig Tunnel
 
 Wexford (Carcur)
1872
 
 Wexford
 
 Wexford South
1977
 
 Felthouse Junction
1910
 
 
 Limerick-Rosslare Line
2010
 
 Rosslare Strand
 
 Kilrane
1963
 
 
 Rosslare Europort

Dún Laoghaire has two through platforms and one terminal platform. Unusually, the station building is on a bridge above the platforms, in a setup similar to Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station. The station has a ticket office, automatic ticket machines and a small coffee shop. The ticket office is open between 05:45-00:06 AM, Monday to Sunday.

DART edit

From the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Dún Laoghaire.

Other services edit

Dún Laoghaire is on the intercity Dublin-Rosslare and commuter Dundalk-Dublin-Arklow-Gorey routes and all trains on these routes stop here. They often run non-stop between Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Pearse, and freight and maintenance trains pass through Dún Laoghaire without stopping.

Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann Following station
Blackrock
or
Dublin Pearse 		  InterCity
Dublin-Rosslare 		  Bray Daly
Blackrock   Commuter
Northern Commuter
Peak times only 		  Bray Daly
  Commuter
Western Commuter
Peak times only 		 
  Commuter
South Eastern Commuter 		 
Salthill & Monkstown   DART
   Sandycove & Glasthule
or
Terminus
  Historical railways  
Salthill   Dublin and Kingstown Railway   Terminus
Terminus   Dalkey Atmospheric Railway   Dalkey
Westland Row (later Dublin Pearse)
Line and station open 		  Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Dun Laoghaire boat train 		  Carlisle Pier
Line and station closed

Transport services edit

Directly outside the station are bus stops for Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland and other private bus operator routes, a full list of which is provided below:[citation needed]

Dún Laoghaire Mallin Station Bus Services as of 26 November 2023
Route Origin Destination Via & Notes Operator
7 Mountjoy Square Brides Glen Luas Via Ballsbridge, Blackrock, and Dún Laoghaire Dublin Bus
7A Mountjoy Square Loughlinstown Park Via Ballsbridge, Blackrock, and Dún Laoghaire Dublin Bus
7N D'Olier Street Woodbrook College Via Ballsbridge, Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire, Dalkey or Glenageary, and Ballybrack

Nitelink service: operates southbound only on Friday & Saturday evenings

Dublin Bus
45A Dún Laoghaire Station Kilmacanogue Via Ballybrack, Shankill, and Bray Go-Ahead Ireland
45B Dún Laoghaire Station Kilmacanogue Via Ballybrack, Shanganagh Cliffs Estate, Shankill, and Bray

Operates once per day

Go-Ahead Ireland
46A Phoenix Park Dún Laoghaire Station Via O'Connell Street, St. Stephen's Green, UCD and Foxrock Church Dublin Bus
59 Dún Laoghaire Station Killiney Via Dalkey Go-Ahead Ireland
63 Kilternan Dún Laoghaire Station Via The Park SC Carrickmines, Leopardstown Valley SC, Carrickmines Luas, Cabinteely and Johnstown Road Go-Ahead Ireland
63A Kilternan Dún Laoghaire Station Via Leopardstown Valley SC, Carrickmines Luas, Foxrock Village, Cabinteely and Johnstown Road

Operates once per day.

Go-Ahead Ireland
111 Brides Glen Luas Dalkey Via Ballybrack and Dún Laoghaire Station Go-Ahead Ireland
L25 Dundrum Luas Dún Laoghaire Station Via Stillorgan and Monkstown Dublin Bus
S8 Citywest Dún Laoghaire Station Via Tallaght and Sandyford Luas Go-Ahead Ireland

There is also a taxi rank near the station on Marine Road, and a car park adjacent to the station in the harbour area.[citation needed]

The station is where the Killiney-Dún Laoghaire footpath "The Metals" (Ná Ráillí) ends.

It is also next to the former Dún Laoghaire Ferryport, for Stena Line services to Holyhead. This service ceased in September 2014.

See also edit

Gallery edit

  •  
    The station in 2014
  •  
    Commuter train arrives from Dublin
  •  
    DART 8300 Class at Dún Laoghaire Mallin station in 2008
  •  
    The previous station entrance in 2007
  •  
    June 1975, the footbridge was later to become the main entrance
  •  
    Chartered NIR diesel train in 1982 before the new entrance
  •  
    Train in cutting south of the station in 1982
  •  
    The terminus platform in 2012, the other side of the wall from the through platforms
  •  
    Dalkey Atmospheric Railway used what is now platform two which was previously wider

Notes edit

  1. ^ The D&KR had some eventual ambitions of reaching Bray
  2. ^ The 1837 station was essentially based on the north of the current station at and beyond the current Platform 3 terminus platform
  3. ^ It would reasonable there was work to buildings for the opening of the Dalkey Atmospheric in 1844 but this seems difficult to source
  4. ^ This is the current platform 2 which was much wider at its eastern end than now
  5. ^ This may refer to the high station walls still showing in pictures in 2017 to the north of the station and between platforms 2 and 3
  6. ^ The precise order and details of the builds between 1840 and 1854 have some details that seem somewhat difficult to resolve between the sources and may require expert interpretation or better sources
  7. ^ this would have been in the part put off by the railway which had issues of holding stagnant water

References edit

  1. ^ Kullmann (2018), pp. 26–27.
  2. ^ Grierson (1887), pp. 108, 116, 120.
  3. ^ Murray (1981), p. 32—37.
  4. ^ Murray (1981), p. 38—42.
  5. ^ a b Pearson (1981), p. 48.
  6. ^ Grierson (1887), pp. 127–128.
  7. ^ Murray (1981), pp. 49, 51–53.
  8. ^ Grierson (1887), p. 127.
  9. ^ Kullmann (2018), pp. 141–146.
  10. ^ "Former Railway Station". Archiseek. Archived from the original on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  11. ^ Murray (1981), p. 73.
  12. ^ Murray (1981), p. 72–74.
  13. ^ a b Murray (1981), p. 74.

Sources edit

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