Sydney Parade railway station
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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
Template:Dublin Suburban Rail South Eastern Template:Trans-Dublin railway 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
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- Railway stations in County Dublin
- Iarnród Éireann stations in Dublin (city)
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1835
- Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1960
- Railway stations opened in 1972