Drogheda railway station
Drogheda MacBride Droichead Átha Mac Giolla Bhríde  | |
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 Exterior of Drogheda railway station | |
| Location |
Drogheda Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°42′43″N 6°19′59″W / 53.7119°N 6.333°WCoordinates: 53°42′43″N 6°19′59″W / 53.7119°N 6.333°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Construction | |
| 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
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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.
Drogheda Commuter Railcar Service Depot
Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station
Train passengers disembarking at Drogheda Station
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
- ↑ "Drogheda station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-05.