Sydney Parade railway station

Sydney Parade Railway Station (Irish: Stáisiún Pharáid Sydney) is a suburban stationlocated on Sydney Parade Avenue in Dublin 4, Ireland.

Sydney Parade Paráid Sydney
The station in 1978
General information
Location	Sydney Parade Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 FC91 Ireland
Coordinates	53.3208°N 6.2115°W / 53.3208; -6.2115
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	1
Bus stands	0
Bus operators	Dublin Bus
Connections	47
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SIDNY
Fare zone	Suburban 1
History
Original company	Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 January 1835	Halt opens
1 October 1852	Halt upgraded to station
1857	Line regauged from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
12 September 1960	Station closed
6 June 1972	Station reopens
1983	Station upgraded
23 July 1984	DART services commence
2014	Station refurbished
Location

History

The station opened on 1 January 1835, as a halt on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. In 1852, it was upgraded to a full station with the construction of shelters, stone platforms and a footbridge.

It was named after Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea.^[1][2][3]

The station was closed between 12 September 1960 and 6 June 1972. It was electrified in 1984 with the launch of DART services.

Location and access

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Legend
Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse Grand Canal Dock Lansdowne Road Sandymount Sydney Parade Booterstown Blackrock Seapoint Salthill and Monkstown Dún Laoghaire Sandycove and Glasthule Glenageary Dalkey Killiney Shankill Woodbrook Bray Greystones Kilcoole Wicklow Rathdrum Arklow Gorey Dublin–Rosslare Line

v t e Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Legend
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 Bray Daly Greystones Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

Sydney Parade serves the southern end of Dublin 4, St Vincent's Hospital at Elm Park and the RTÉ Radio and Television studios at Montrose, Donnybrook.

There is a level crossing with code XR-004 at the northern end of the station.

The information office is open at various times between 06:00-00:00, Monday to Friday. It is unstaffed on Saturday and Sunday.

Plaque in shelter on southbound platform of Sydney Parade

Transport services

Directly outside the station are bus stops for the following routes:

• Dublin Bus route 47 from Poolbeg Street to Belarmine, via UCD
• UCD Shuttle, from the station to UCD Belfield Campus (term time only)

In addition, a number of bus services stop on Merrion Road, located 350 m from the station.

• Dublin Bus route 4 from Harristown to Monkstown
• Dublin Bus routes 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown.
• Dublin Bus 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill (Friday & Saturday only)
• Dublin Bus 84N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Greystones (Friday & Saturday only)
• Aircoach route 703 from Killiney to Dublin Airport
• Aircoach route 702 from Greystones to Dublin Airport

Literary references

• A crucial incident in the story "A Painful Case" by James Joyce (from his collection Dubliners) occurs here.
• The station is mentioned in the title of the bestselling book Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade authored under the pen-name Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.
• The station is mentioned in the 2023 novel Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine.^[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland