Drogheda railway station

Drogheda MacBride railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Droichead Átha Mac Giolla Bhríde) serves Drogheda, Ireland.

Drogheda MacBride Droichead Átha Mac Giolla Bhríde
Exterior of Drogheda railway station
Location	Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth, A92 W422 Ireland
Coordinates	53.7119°N 6.333°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	3
Tracks	3 (At Platforms) 13 (In Total)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	DGHDA
Fare zone	D
Key dates
1844	Station opened

Belfast–Dublin Main Line
Year closed Belfast–Larne & Derry Lines Belfast–Bangor Line River Lagan Belfast Lanyon Place Botanic City Hospital City Junction to Belfast Great Victoria Street Adelaide Balmoral Finaghy M1 Dunmurry Derriaghy Lambeg Hilden Lisburn Knockmore 2005 Lisburn-Antrim line Banbridge, Lisburn & Belfast Jn Rly to Banbridge Maze 1974 Broomhedge Halt 1973 Damhead Halt 1973 Moira M1 Pritchards Bridge 1844 Lurgan Goodyear Halt 1983 Seagoe 1842 River Bann Portadown to Armagh 1957 Tanderagee 1965 Scarva Acton Crossing 1954 Poyntzpass Augheranter Crossing 1954 Knockarney Crossing 1965 to Armagh 1955 Goraghwood 1965 to Warrenpoint 1965 Mullaghglass 1901 Craigmore Viaduct Newry Wellington Inn 1852 Adavoyle 1933 Northern Ireland Ireland border Mt. Pleasant 1965 M1 Castletown River Dundalk Clarke Dundalk Junct. station 1894 to Enniskillen 1957 GNR(I) Works Castlebellingham 1976 to Ardee 1975 Dromin Junction 1975 Dunleer 1984 Newfoundwell Boyne Viaduct Drogheda MacBride Dublin–Navan railway line (freight only) Laytown Laytown Viaduct Mosney 2000 Gormanston Balbriggan Skerries Skerries Golf Club Halt 1960 Baldongan 1847 Rush and Lusk Rogerstown Viaduct Donabate Broadmeadow viaduct Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin to Howth Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf 1956 Clontarf Road Fairview DART depot River Tolka North Wall Yard to Alexandra Road Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght Loopline Bridge Trans-Dublin Line & Rosslare Line

Northern Commuter
Belfast–Dublin line Newry ( one early-am weekday trip ) United Kingdom Ireland border Dundalk Clarke Castlebellingham (planned) Dunleer (planned) to Navan (freight only) Drogheda MacBride Laytown Mosney (closed 2000) Gormanston Balbriggan Skerries Rush and Lusk Donabate Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin DART Howth Branch Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse Dublin-Rosslare line to Bray and Rosslare Europort

Description

The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the Boyne Viaduct. Formerly there were three lines through the station between the 'up' and 'down' platforms, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform widened.[1]

It was given the name MacBride on Sunday 10 April 1966 in commemoration of John MacBride, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.

History

The original Drogheda station opened on 25 May 1844 about a quarter mile southeast. The passenger station was resited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.

The former GNR(I) branch to Oldcastle (opened to Navan in 1850; throughout 1863) diverges from the Dublin-Belfast mainline immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at Drogheda and Tara Mine near Navan.

DART Expansion

As part of Project Ireland 2040 the DART will be extended to Drogheda. No works on this project have yet been announced.

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann		Following station
Dublin Connolly		Enterprise Dublin-Belfast		Dundalk Clarke
Laytown		Commuter Northern Commuter		Dundalk Clarke or Terminus
	Disused railways
Terminus		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Drogheda-Oldcastle		Duleek
Laytown		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dublin-Dundalk (Line Open)		Dunleer Line open, station closed

Gallery

• 
  The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
• 
  View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
• 
  The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.
• 
  Drogheda Commuter Railcar Service Depot
• 
  Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station
• 
  Train passengers disembarking at Drogheda Station
• 
  McGrath's Bridge, Drogheda McGrath's Bridge, Under the lefthand arch is the Dublin to Belfast mainline, the centre arch leads to the carriage wash shed, on the right, leads to the DMU Servicing depot.

External links

• Irish Rail Drogheda Station Website
• Eiretrains - Drogheda Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Drogheda station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.