Drogheda railway station
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Drogheda MacBride
Droichead Átha Mac Giolla Bhríde  |
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Exterior of Drogheda railway station
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| Location | Drogheda Republic of Ireland |
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| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
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| Structure type | At-grade |
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| Station code | DGHDA |
| Fare zone | D |
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| 1844 | Station opened |
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Drogheda MacBride railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Droichead Átha Mac Giolla Bhríde) serves Drogheda, Ireland.
Description
The present station is located on a sharp curve on the south approach to the Boyne Viaduct. Formerly there were three lines through the station between the 'up' and 'down' platforms, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, up platform line was removed and the platform widened.[1]
It was given the name MacBride on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of John MacBride, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.
History
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The original Drogheda station opened on 25 May 1844 about a quarter mile southeast. The passenger station was resited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.
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The former GNR(I) branch to Oldcastle (opened to Navan in 1850; throughout 1863) diverges from the Dublin-Belfast mainline immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at Drogheda and Tara Mine near Navan.
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Dublin Connolly | Enterprise Dublin-Belfast |
Dundalk Clarke | ||
| Laytown | Commuter Northern Commuter |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Drogheda-Oldcastle |
Duleek | ||
| Laytown | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dublin-Dundalk (Line Open) |
Dunleer | ||
Gallery
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The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
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View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
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The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.
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Drogheda Commuter Railcar Service Depot
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Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station
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Train passengers disembarking at Drogheda Station
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McGrath's Bridge, Drogheda McGrath's Bridge, Under the lefthand arch is the Dublin to Belfast mainline, the centre arch leads to the carriage wash shed, on the right, leads to the DMU Servicing depot.
External links
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Articles using Infobox station with local authority
- Pages with no open date in Infobox station
- Articles containing Irish-language text
- Buildings and structures in Drogheda
- Iarnród Éireann stations in County Louth
- Railway stations in County Louth
- Railway stations opened in 1844
- Railway stations served by Enterprise
- Transport in Drogheda
- Drogheda
