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Skerries railway station

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Owned by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Structure type
  
At-grade

Fare zone
  
Suburban 4

Province
  
Leinster

Local authority
  
Fingal County Council

Operated by
  
Iarnród Éireann

Station code
  
SKRES

Opened
  
1844

Owner
  
Iarnród Éireann

Platforms in use
  
2

Skerries railway station

Location
  
Station Road, Skerries, County Dublin, K34 CF63 Republic of Ireland

Address
  
Station Rd, Townparks, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Similar
  
Balbriggan railway station, Drogheda railway station, Rush and Lusk railway st, Laytown railway station, Malahide railway station

Skerries railway station serves Skerries in County Dublin, Ireland.

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History

The station opened on 25 May 1844.

Description

The station has no difference to any other railway station in Ireland. It has two platforms for the lines that run through the station. There is a footbridge connecting the platforms. An underpass was open, but was closed permanently on 31 August 2016. Platform 1 runs mostly south, while platform 2 runs mostly north.

Services

The commuter train is the only train that stops at the station. The fleet class is the IE 29000 DMU. The only other trains that pass the station are the Dublin to Belfast Enterprise train, the Tara Mine zinc ore freight train led by IE 071 class trains, and an out of service transfer intercity train, which use IE 22000 DMU class trains.

References

Skerries railway station Wikipedia