Booterstown railway station

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| address = Rock Road, Blackrock/Booterstown, County Dublin, A94 N9P4

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| original = Dublin and Kingstown Railway

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| years = January 1835

| events = Station opened

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| years2 = 12 September 1960

| events2 = Station closed

| years3 = 7 March 1975

| events3 = Station reopened

| years4 = 1983

| events4 = Station upgraded

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| events5 = DART services commence

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Booterstown railway station ({{langx|ga|Stáisiún Bhaile an Bhóthair}}) is a suburban station that serves Booterstown in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

Location and access

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 05:45-00:00, Monday to Friday.

History

File:BOOTERSTOWN TRAIN STATION (GEO-TAGGED)-148126.jpg

The station opened in January 1835. It closed for a period from 12 September 1960 to 7 March 1975.{{cite web | title=Ironing the Land | work=RTÉ | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1sXqNugdg4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/F1sXqNugdg4 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}} The station became part of the DART service upon its opening on 23 July 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.'It was the Summer of '79, when the Heat was felt by McGuiness', by Declan Lynch, 'Irish Independent' 29 October 2006.

Transport services

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

Dublin Bus:

Route 4 from Harristown to Monkstown
Routes 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown. Route 7 provides a connection to the Luas Green Line terminus at Bride's Glen
7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)
84N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Greystones, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)