Brand new DART station set to open in Dublin next month
The brand new Woodbrook DART station is set to open in a matter of weeks after being promised to the Shankill and Shanganagh community back in 2017, with substantive work beginning on the project in November 2023.
The stop will be located between Bray and Shankill on the DART line and is on track to be in line with its originally scheduled opening date of August 10. The new station will be located between Bray and Shankill. Pic: Getty Images
Situated around 40 minutes from the city centre, the station will be in operation for 191 daily runs on weekdays and will serve a housing development of about 2,300 homes.
The project was funded through the National Transport Authority and will be the 147th station in the Irish Rail network.
It will feature 174m platforms with passenger shelters, seating, lighting, CCTV, customer information, bicycle parking and ticketing facilities and can be accessed via Woodbrook Avenue. Woodbrook will serve a housing development with some 2,300 homes. Pic: Shutterstock
There will also be new pedestrian and cycling access routes in the station vicinity, as well as a new pedestrian bridge above the tracks between the two platforms.
Iarnród Éireann are eager to 'ensure people living in the catchment area have fast, frequent and sustainable travel options available, as the community grows and develops'. The station is situated about 40 minutes from the city centre. Pic: ABD/Shutterstock
They added: 'Identified as a 'Future Development Area' in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan Core Strategy, the development at Woodbrook, together with the new station, supports transport and land-use policy, delivering a substantial compact sustainable residential community in the Woodbrook-Shanganagh area.
'The provision of the station will reduce reliance on the private car and assist Ireland in reaching its climate action targets.'
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