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Booterstown railway station

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Owned by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Structure type
  
At-grade

Fare zone
  
Suburban 1

Province
  
Leinster

Platforms in use
  
2

Operated by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Station code
  
BTSTN

Opened
  
1835

Owner
  
Iarnród Éireann

Booterstown railway station

Location
  
Rock Road, Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 N9P4 Republic of Ireland

Address
  
Rock Rd, Merrion, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Local authority
  
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council

Similar
  
Blackrock railway station, Sydney Parade railway st, Seapoint railway station, Salthill and Monkstown railway st, Lansdowne Road railway st

Trains passing through booterstown railway station


Booterstown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Bhaile an Bhóthair) serves Booterstown in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

Contents

The station is located on the coast, bordering the bird sanctuary of Booterstown marsh to the west and southeast. The road linking the station to the main road runs to the southwest, with a car park beside it.

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

History

The station opened in January 1835. It closed for a period from 1960, but reopened with the coming of the DART in 1984.

The footbridge at the south end of the station was used in 1980 as the cover photograph image for the pop music single A Day Without Me by the band U2.

References

Booterstown railway station Wikipedia