Sydney Parade railway station
Sydney Parade Paráid Sydney  | |||||
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 The station in 1978 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sydney Parade Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 FC91 Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°19′15″N 6°12′41″W / 53.3208°N 6.2115°W | ||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Bus routes | 1 | ||||
| Bus stands | 0 | ||||
| Bus operators | Dublin Bus | ||||
| Connections | 47 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SIDNY | ||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Dublin and Kingstown Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 January 1835 | Halt opens | ||||
| 1 October 1852 | Halt upgraded to station | ||||
| 1857 | Line regauged from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) | ||||
| 12 September 1960 | Station closed | ||||
| 6 June 1972 | Station reopens | ||||
| 1983 | Station upgraded | ||||
| 23 July 1984 | DART services commence | ||||
| 2014 | Station refurbished | ||||
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Sydney Parade Railway Station (Irish: Stáisiún Pharáid Sydney) is a suburban stationlocated on Sydney Parade Avenue in Dublin 4, Ireland.
History
The station opened on 1 January 1835, as a halt on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. In 1852, it was upgraded to a full station with the construction of shelters, stone platforms and a footbridge.
It was named after Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea.[1][2][3]
The station was closed between 12 September 1960 and 6 June 1972. It was electrified in 1984 with the launch of DART services.
Location and access
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Sydney Parade serves the southern end of Dublin 4, St Vincent's Hospital at Elm Park and the RTÉ Radio and Television studios at Montrose, Donnybrook.
There is a level crossing with code XR-004 at the northern end of the station.
The information office is open at various times between 06:00-00:00, Monday to Friday. It is unstaffed on Saturday and Sunday.
Transport services
Directly outside the station are bus stops for the following routes:
- Dublin Bus route 47 from Poolbeg Street to Belarmine, via UCD
- UCD Shuttle, from the station to UCD Belfield Campus (term time only)
In addition, a number of bus services stop on Merrion Road, located 350 m from the station.
- Dublin Bus route 4 from Harristown to Monkstown
- Dublin Bus routes 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown.
- Dublin Bus 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill (Friday & Saturday only)
- Dublin Bus 84N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Greystones (Friday & Saturday only)
- Aircoach route 703 from Killiney to Dublin Airport
- Aircoach route 702 from Greystones to Dublin Airport
Literary references
- A crucial incident in the story "A Painful Case" by James Joyce (from his collection Dubliners) occurs here.
- The station is mentioned in the title of the bestselling book Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade authored under the pen-name Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.
- The station is mentioned in the 2023 novel Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Kullmann, Kurt (2018). The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingstown. The History Press. ISBN 9780750987646.
- ^ "A history of Thorncastle and Merrion". Mount Merrion Historical Society.
- ^ Davitt, Tom. "Getting hooked on Trains: Sydney Parade 1934-1946". Irish Railway Record Society. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Kullmann, Emilie (2023). Ruth & Pen. Penguin. ISBN 9780241986240.
External links
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
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| Lansdowne Road | Commuter South Eastern Commuter |
Blackrock | ||
| Sandymount | DART |
Booterstown | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Sandymount Line and station open |
Dublin and Kingstown Railway | Merrion Line open, station closed | ||