Lansdowne Road railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Template other Template:Dublin Suburban Rail South Eastern Template:Trans-Dublin railway Lansdowne Road railway station (Template:Langx) is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland. The station serves the Ballsbridge, Irishtown and Upper Baggot Street areas of Dublin 4.

Facilities and services

The station has two through platforms, 1 is the northbound platform and platform 2 is for southbound services. These are connected via a subway. Both have separate entrances as there is a level crossing adjacent to the station on Lansdowne Road. There are 2 automated ticket vending machines at each entrance. When there is an event at the stadium, additional access points are opened to allow for crowd control.Template:Fact It has disability access to both platforms.Template:Fact

All DART services serve the station, as do several South Eastern Commuter (Dublin Connolly to Gorey) and a number of services to Drogheda, Dundalk and Maynooth.

History

The station was adjacent to its namesake Lansdowne Road Stadium before the stadium was demolished in 2007 and replaced on-site by the new Aviva Stadium, which the station now serves.

The station opened on 1 July 1870. It was electrified in 1983 with the arrival of DART services.

Gallery

• Aviva Stadium under construction (2009)
  Aviva Stadium under construction (2009)

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Lansdowne Road Station Website