Booterstown railway station

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

Booterstown Baile an Bhóthair
Booterstown station facing north on 12 June 2007
General information
Location	Rock Road, Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 N9P4 Ireland
Coordinates	53.3099°N 6.1954°W / 53.3099; -6.1954
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	8
Bus stands	0
Bus operators	Aircoach, Dublin Bus
Connections	4 7 7A 7n 84A 84N 702 703
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	YES
Bicycle facilities	YES
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	BTSTN
Fare zone	Suburban 1
History
Electrified	YES
Original company	Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
January 1835	Station opened
1960	Station closed
July 1984	Station reopens for DART services
Route map Belfast–Dublin Main Line Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Howth Sutton Bayside Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road Fairview Depot River Tolka Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly   to Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to The Point Loopline Bridge over River Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill & Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Mallin Sandycove & Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (under construction) Bray Daly Greystones Dublin–Rosslare Main Line
Location

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 Rock Road runs to the southwest, with a car park beside it.

The station is fully wheelchair accessible.

The information office is open at various times between 06:00-00:00, Monday to Friday.

History

From Booterstown railway bridge the railway line can be seen dividing the marsh from sea in Dublin bay

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 photographic image for the pop music single A Day Without Me by the band U2.

Transport services

Directly outside the station on the Rock Road, are bus stops for the following routes

Dublin Bus:

• Route 4 from Harristown to Monkstown
• Routes 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown. Route 7 provides a connection to the Luas Green Line terminus at Bride's Glen
• 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)
• 84N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Greystones, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)

Private Operators

• Aircoach route 702 from Greystones to Dublin Airport, via Booterstown
• Aircoach route 703 from Killiney to Dublin Airport, via Booterstown

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Booterstown Station website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Sydney Parade		DART		Blackrock
	Historical railways
Merrion Line open, station closed		Dublin and Kingstown Railway		Blackrock Line and station open