Shankill railway station

This article is about station between Bray and Dublin Pearse opened in 1977. For the station on the line from Harcourt Street closed in 1958, see Shankill railway station (DW&WR).

Shankill Seanchill
Shankill railway station
General information
Location	Rathsallagh Bridge, Shankill, Dublin 18, D18 XY38 Ireland
Coordinates	53.2363°N 6.1170°W / 53.2363; -6.1170
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	1
Bus operators	Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	45B
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	SKILL
Fare zone	Suburban 3
Key dates
10 June 1977	Station opens
1983	Station upgraded
2010	Station refurbished
Services Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station Killiney   DART   Bray Daly

Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Belfast–Dublin Main Line Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Howth Sutton Bayside Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf Road Fairview Depot River Tolka Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly   to Dublin Heuston Luas Red Line to The Point Loopline Bridge over River Liffey Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill & Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Mallin Sandycove & Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook (under construction) Bray Daly Greystones Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

Shankill railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Sheanchill) serves Shankill, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

History and facilities

The current Shankill station opened on 10 June 1977. It was upgraded in 1983 to cater for the new electrified DART trains.

The station has two through platforms connected via a footbridge with lifts. As of 2024, the information office is unstaffed. Wheelchair access for trains towards Bray is on the opposite side of the station to the main entrance, access for services towards Dublin city centre is by ramp at main entrance. Two ticket vending machines are available and sell all DART and Commuter tickets as well as LEAP cards. The station provides a car park for commuters.

Since the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Shankill.

Services

As of 2023, the off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Northbound

• 3 tph to Howth.
• 3 tph to Malahide.

Southbound

• 6 tph to Bray Daly, of which 2 tph extend to Greystones.

Bus services

The station is directly served by one Go-Ahead Ireland bus service, route 45B from Kilmacanogue to Dún Laoghaire. The 45B route serves Rathsallagh and Shanganagh and onwards to Dún Laoghaire and Shankill.

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland
• Rail transport in Ireland

External links

• Irish Rail Shankill Station website