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Booterstown railway station

Booterstown railway station

Railway station in Dublin, Ireland

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

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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,[1] 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.[2]

Transport services

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

Dublin Bus:

Private Operators

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Ironing the Land". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    'It was the Summer of '79, when the Heat was felt by McGuiness', by Declan Lynch, 'Irish Independent' 29 October 2006.
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