Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station
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Howth Junction & Donaghmede Gabhal Bhinn Éadair & Domhnach Míde  | |||||||
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 DART train arriving at Howth Junction in 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Other names | Howth Junction Donaghmede | ||||||
| Location | St Donagh's Road, Donaghmede and Kilbarrack Way, Kilbarrack Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 53°23′28″N 6°09′21″W / 53.3912°N 6.1559°W | ||||||
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||
| Bus routes | 2 | ||||||
| Bus operators | Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland | ||||||
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| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||
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| Station code | HWTHJ | ||||||
| Fare zone | Suburban 1 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Original company | Dublin and Drogheda Railway | ||||||
| Pre-grouping | Northern Railway of Ireland | ||||||
| Post-grouping | GNRI | ||||||
| Key dates | |||||||
| 1 October 1848 | Station opened | ||||||
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Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghabhal Bhinn Éadair agus Dhomhnach Míde) serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin, Ireland. One entrance is located in Donaghmede, the other in Kilbarrack, and it is where the line to Howth branches off the Belfast–Dublin line, making it the key exchange station on the northern section of the DART suburban railway system.
History
[edit]Howth Junction station opened on 1 October 1848.
2021 assault
[edit]A woman was knocked onto a rail track at the station around 9pm on 1 April 2021.[1][2] CCTV of the incident circulated on social media.[1][2] It showed teens standing on the platform.[1][2] When one woman ran by, two teens attempted to shove her, one of them moving his bike into her path.[1][2] A second woman with a bag ran by, the bike was shoved in her direction and she fell under the DART.[1][2] Onlookers tried to help her and a security guard helped her as onlookers urged the driver not to move off in case she was injured.[1][2] Youths were seen on CCTV moving away from the incident. Gardaí are treating it as an assault.[1][2]
On 13 May 2021 Gardaí announced they had arrested three teenagers, two aged 16 and one aged 13.[3] Gardaí announced that they had started a search of five locations pursuant to section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997.[3] The teens were arrested under suspicion of violent disorder under the Public Order Act 1994.[3] All three were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.[3] They were held at Garda stations in Coolock, Raheny and Clontarf.[3]
Operations
[edit]The ticket office is open from 5:45 AM to 8:00 PM, Monday to Sunday.
In popular culture
[edit]The station is mentioned in Damien Dempsey's song "Factories".
Services
[edit]| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
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| Dublin Connolly | Commuter Northern Commuter |
Clongriffin or Portmarnock | ||
| Kilbarrack | DART (Howth Branch) |
Bayside | ||
| DART (Main Line) |
Clongriffin | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Schiller, Robin Schiller (3 May 2021). "Woman knocked onto train track at Dublin station in shocking incident caught on CCTV". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g MacNamee, Garreth (3 May 2021). "Assault investigation launched after woman falls between platform and Dart at Howth Junction station". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e MacNamee, Garreth (13 May 2021). "Three teens arrested over Howth Junction incident that led to woman falling under stationary DART". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
External links
[edit]Railway stations served by Iarnród Éireann | |
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| Belfast Line1 | |
| Cork Line | |
| Galway Line | |
| Sligo Line | |
| Rosslare Line |
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| Waterford Line | |
| Tralee Line | |
| Limerick–Galway Line | |
| Limerick–Waterford Line | |
| Westport Line | |
| Ballina Line | |
| Midleton Line | |
| Cobh Line | |
| Howth Line | |
| M3 Parkway line | |
| Limerick–Ballybrophy line | |
1 Cross-border services jointly operated with NI Railways under the Enterprise brand Rail transport in Ireland | |