Dunboyne railway station

Dunboyne railway station is a railway station to serve the town of Dunboyne in County Meath. The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947.^[1] Since then the town has not been served by passenger trains, with the old station being converted into a private residence.^[2] However, in 2005, the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, the line between Clonsilla and Navan would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage including a new station for Dunboyne, which opened in September 2010. The plan is that the new Dunboyne station will feature car parking for up to 300 cars, enabling it to serve as a mini park and ride stop for commuters to Dublin.^[3]

The station was officially opened on September 2, 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on September 3.^[4]

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Clonsilla		Commuter Western Commuter (Dunboyne Branch)		M3 Parkway
		From 2015
Hansfield		DART (Dunboyne Branch)		M3 Parkway

Image gallery

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  Dunboyne railway station under construction (September 2009)

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  Dunboyne railway station under construction (April 2010)

References

1. ^ "Dunboyne station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
2. ^ IRRS News 157
3. ^ Dunboyne Commuter Railway on track for 2010 - Transport 21
4. ^ "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette. September 3, 2010. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/commuter-trains-return-to-dunboyne.html. Retrieved September 8, 2010.