Skerries railway station

Skerries
Na Sceirí
Iarnród Éireann

View South from Platform 2 Depicting the Brake House on Platform 1.
Location Skerries
Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°34′26″N 6°07′08″W / 53.574°N 6.119°W / 53.574; -6.119Coordinates: 53°34′26″N 6°07′08″W / 53.574°N 6.119°W / 53.574; -6.119
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Station code SKRES
Fare zone Suburban 6
History
Opened 1844
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Rush & Lusk   Commuter
Northern Commuter		   Balbriggan

Skerries railway station serves Skerries in County Dublin, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 25 May 1844.

Description

The station has no difference to any other railway station in Ireland. It has two platforms for the lines that run through the station. There is a footbridge connecting the platforms. An underpass was open, but was closed permanently on 31 August 2016. Platform 1 runs mostly south, while platform 2 runs mostly north.

Services

The commuter train is the only train that stops at the station. The fleet class is the IE 29000 DMU. The only other trains that pass the station are the Dublin to Belfast Enterprise train, the Tara Mine zinc ore freight train led by IE 071 class trains, and an out of service transfer intercity train, which use IE 22000 DMU class trains.

See also

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