Blackrock railway station

Blackrock An Charraig Dhubh
Location	Blackrock Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°18′11″N 6°10′44″W / 53.30297°N 6.17891°WCoordinates: 53°18′11″N 6°10′44″W / 53.30297°N 6.17891°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	BROCK
Fare zone	Suburban 2
Key dates
17 December 1834	Station opens
1983	Station upgraded
2005	Station refurbished

Trans-Dublin
Legend
Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Howth Sutton Bayside Howth Junction and Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road Fairview Depot River Tolka Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands( Spencer Dock) The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to The Point Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill and Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Sandycove and Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Bray Daly Greystones

Blackrock railway station (Irish: Stáisiún An Charraig Dhubh) serves Blackrock in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

The station is served by Dublin Bus routes 17, 46e and 114.^[1]

The ticket office is open between 06:00-00:00 AM, Monday to Sunday.

History

The station opened on 17 December 1834.^[2] On 27 January 1858 a heavy accident happened in the vicinity of the station.

(1834) Looking north across Merrion Strand in Dublin Bay from Blackrock railway station

Accident as of 27 January 1858

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. Dublin Bus page on Blackrock DART Station
2. "Blackrock station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-31.

External links

• Irish Rail Blackrock Station Website