Drogheda MacBride railway station
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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, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform was widened.
It was given the name MacBride on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of John MacBride, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.[1]
History
The original Drogheda station, on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway line, opened on 26 May 1844.[2] It was located about a quarter-mile southeast of the current station. The passenger station was re-sited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.[3][4] The original station would become "Buckey's sidings" and would be demolished for the railcar depot, which opened in 2000.[5]
The former Great Northern Railway (Ireland) branch to Oldcastle (opened in parts from 1850 to 1863) diverges from the Dublin-Belfast line immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at Drogheda and Tara Mine near Navan.[6]
The station is planned to be the terminus of the DART+ Coastal North project, which aims to bring improvements to the line between Dublin Connolly and Drogheda, including electrification north of Template:Rws;[7] battery-charging infrastructure will be installed in the interim.[8] As part of the plans, a new platform is also planned to be constructed on the Navan branch.[9]
Gallery
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The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
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View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
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The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.
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Drogheda Commuter Railcar Service Depot
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Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station
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Train passengers disembarking at Drogheda Station
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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.
See also
References
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External links
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- Buildings and structures in Drogheda
- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Louth
- Railway stations served by Enterprise
- Transport in Drogheda
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1844