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The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the [[Boyne Viaduct]]. Formerly there were three lines through the station, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform was widened.
The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the [[Boyne Viaduct]]. Formerly there were three lines through the station, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform was widened.


It was given the name MacBride on Sunday, 10 April 1966 in commemoration of [[John MacBride]], one of the executed leaders of the [[Easter Rising|Easter Rising of 1916]].
It was given the name MacBride on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of [[John MacBride]], one of the executed leaders of the [[Easter Rising|Easter Rising of 1916]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/2759/from-our-archive-how-the-railways-remembered-irelands-1916-easter-rising/|title=How The Railways Remembered Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising|date=14 August 2017|website=[[The Railway Magazine]]|access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The original Drogheda station, on the [[Dublin and Drogheda Railway]] line, opened on 26 May 1844.<ref>{{cite book| first=R.V.J.| last=Butt| title=The Directory of Railway Stations| publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd| year=1995| isbn=1-85260-508-1|pages =82}}</ref> It was located about a quarter-mile southeast of the current station. The passenger station was re-sited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.{{fact|date=May 2023}}
The original Drogheda station, on the [[Dublin and Drogheda Railway]] line, opened on 26 May 1844.<ref>{{cite book| first=R.V.J.| last=Butt| title=The Directory of Railway Stations| publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd| year=1995| isbn=1-85260-508-1|pages =82}}</ref> It was located about a quarter-mile southeast of the current station. The passenger station was re-sited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.<ref>{{cite book| title=Railway History in Pictures Ireland| volume=1| first=Alan| last=McCutcheon| publisher=David & Charles| isbn=0-7153-4651-2| year=1969| pages=40–41}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf|page=23|website=RAILSCOT|access-date=7 September 2024|title=Irish Railway Station Dates}}</ref> The original station would become "Buckey's sidings" and would be demolished for the railcar depot, which opened in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.remmers.co.uk/en_GB/references/irish-rail-maintenance-depot-drogheda/detail/2368|title=Irish Rail Maintenance Depot, Drogheda|website=Remmers|access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>


The former [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]] [[Oldcastle branch line|branch to Oldcastle]] (opened to [[Navan railway station|Navan]] from 1850 through 1863) diverges from the [[Dublin-Belfast line]] immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at [[Drogheda]] and [[Tara Mine]] near [[Navan]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
The former [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]] [[Oldcastle branch line|branch to Oldcastle]] (opened in parts from 1850 to 1863) diverges from the [[Dublin-Belfast line]] immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at [[Drogheda]] and [[Tara Mine]] near [[Navan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20B/Beauparc/IrishRailwayStations.html|title=Beauparc|website=Eiretrains|access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>

The station is planned to be the terminus of the DART+ Coastal North project, which aims to bring improvements to the line between [[Dublin Connolly]] and Drogheda, including electrification north of {{rws|Malahide}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2024/0712/1459537-dart-drogheda/|title=Application lodged with An Bord Pleanála to extend DART to Drogheda|website=[[RTÉ]]|date=13 July 2024|access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref> battery-charging infrastructure will be installed in the interim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/contract-signed-for-fast-charging-facilities-at-drogheda-train-station/|website=[[LMFM]]|date=11 August 2023|access-date=7 September 2024|title=Contract signed for fast-charging facilities at Drogheda Train Station}}</ref>


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{{rail line|previous=|next=[[Duleek railway station|Duleek]]|route=[[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]]<br /><small>Drogheda-Oldcastle</small>|col=228b22}}

Revision as of 17:11, 7 September 2024

Drogheda MacBride

Stáisiún Mhic Ghiolla Bhríde
Iarnród Éireann
Exterior of Drogheda railway station
General information
LocationDublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth, A92 W422
Ireland
Coordinates53°42′43″N 6°19′59″W / 53.7119°N 6.333°W / 53.7119; -6.333
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms3
Tracks3 (At Platforms)
13 (In Total)
Bus routes5
Bus operators
Connections
  • 101
  • 101X
  • 163
  • D4
  • D5
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Other information
Station codeDGHDA
Fare zoneD
Key dates
1844Station opened
Location
Drogheda MacBride is located in Ireland
Drogheda MacBride
Drogheda MacBride
Location within Ireland
Map
Belfast–Dublin Main Line
Legend
Year
closed
 Great Victoria Street
2024
 Belfast Grand Central NI Railways
Westlink / Central Junction
to Lanyon Place
NI Railways
Adelaide NI Railways
Balmoral NI Railways
Finaghy NI Railways
M1
Dunmurry NI Railways
Derriaghy NI Railways
Lambeg NI Railways
Hilden NI Railways
Lisburn NI Railways
Knockmore
2005
Lisburn-Antrim line
Banbridge, Lisburn & Belfast Jn Rly
to Banbridge
 Maze
1974
 Broomhedge Halt
1973
 Damhead
1973
 Moira NI Railways
M1
Pritchard's Bridge
1844
 Lurgan NI Railways
Goodyear Halt
1983
 Seagoe
1842
River Bann
 Portadown NI Railways
to Dungannon
1965
to Armagh
1957
 Tanderagee
1965
Banbridge Jn Rly
to Banbridge
 Scarva NI Railways
Acton Crossing
1954
 Poyntzpass NI Railways
Augheranter Crossing
1954
 Knockarney Crossing
1965
Newry and Armagh Railway
to Armagh
Goraghwood
1965
to Warrenpoint
1965
 Mullaghglass
1901
Bessbrook and Newry Tramway
Craigmore Viaduct
 Newry NI Railways Dublin Suburban Rail
MacNeill's Egyptian Arch
 Wellington Inn
1852
 Adavoyle
1933
Northern Ireland
Ireland
border
 Mt. Pleasant
1965
 M1
Castletown River
 Dundalk Clarke
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Dundalk Junct. station
1894
← to Enniskillen│to Greenore →
1957/1952
GNR(I) Works
 Castlebellingham
1976
to Ardee
1975
 Dromin Junction
1975
 Dunleer
1984
Newfoundwell
Boyne Viaduct
 Drogheda MacBride
Dublin Suburban Rail
Oldcastle branch line
(freight only)
 Laytown
Dublin Suburban Rail
Laytown Viaduct
 Mosney
2000
 Gormanston
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Balbriggan
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Ardgillan
1867
 Skerries
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Skerries Golf Club Halt
1960
 Baldongan
1847
 Rush and Lusk
Dublin Suburban Rail
Rogerstown Viaduct
 Donabate
Dublin Suburban Rail
Broadmeadow viaduct
 Malahide
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Portmarnock
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Clongriffin
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Baldoyle
1852
to Howth
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
Dublin Suburban Rail
 Kilbarrack
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Raheny
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Harmonstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Killester
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Clontarf
1956
 Clontarf Road
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Fairview DART depot
River Tolka
North Wall Yard
to Alexandra Road
Western Commuter & Sligo Line
 Docklands
Dublin Suburban Rail
The Royal Canal
 Dublin Connolly
Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght and Saggart
Loopline Bridge
Trans-Dublin Line
& Rosslare Line
 Dublin Suburban Rail#Northern Commuter = Northern Commuter
Belfast–Newry line#Newry/Portadown Line = Newry/Portadown Line
Northern Commuter
Legend
Belfast–Dublin line
 Newry NI Railways
(
one early-am
weekday trip
)
United Kingdom
Ireland
border
 Dundalk Clarke
to Navan
(freight only)
 Drogheda MacBride
Laytown
Mosney
2000
 Gormanston
Balbriggan
Skerries
Rush and Lusk
Donabate
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
DART Howth Branch
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
 Kilbarrack
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Raheny
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Harmonstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Killester
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 Clontarf Road
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
 The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly Luas
Luas Red Line
to Tallaght or Saggart
Loopline Bridge
 Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Dublin-Rosslare line
to Bray and Rosslare Europort

Drogheda MacBride railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Mhic Ghiolla Bhríde, Droichead Átha) is a railway station that serves Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.

Description

The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the Boyne Viaduct. Formerly there were three lines through the station, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform was widened.

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.[1]

History

The original Drogheda station, on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway line, opened on 26 May 1844.[2] It was located about a quarter-mile southeast of the current station. The passenger station was re-sited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.[3][4] The original station would become "Buckey's sidings" and would be demolished for the railcar depot, which opened in 2000.[5]

The former Great Northern Railway (Ireland) branch to Oldcastle (opened in parts from 1850 to 1863) diverges from the Dublin-Belfast line immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at Drogheda and Tara Mine near Navan.[6]

The station is planned to be the terminus of the DART+ Coastal North project, which aims to bring improvements to the line between Dublin Connolly and Drogheda, including electrification north of Malahide;[7] battery-charging infrastructure will be installed in the interim.[8]

  • The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
    The Boyne Viaduct carries rail traffic across the River Boyne
  • View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
    View heading north across the Boyne Viaduct
  • The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.
    The Belfast - Dublin Enterprise pulling into Drogheda station.
  • Drogheda Commuter Railcar Service Depot
    Drogheda Commuter Railcar Service Depot
  • Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station
    Railcar and locomotives at Drogheda station
  • Train passengers disembarking 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.
    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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "How The Railways Remembered Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising". The Railway Magazine. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  3. ^ McCutcheon, Alan (1969). Railway History in Pictures Ireland. Vol. 1. David & Charles. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-7153-4651-2.
  4. ^ "Irish Railway Station Dates" (PDF). RAILSCOT. p. 23. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Irish Rail Maintenance Depot, Drogheda". Remmers. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Beauparc". Eiretrains. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Application lodged with An Bord Pleanála to extend DART to Drogheda". RTÉ. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Contract signed for fast-charging facilities at Drogheda Train Station". LMFM. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drogheda railway station.
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Dublin Connolly   Enterprise
Dublin-Belfast railway line
 		  Dundalk Clarke
Laytown   Commuter
Northern Commuter 		  Dundalk Clarke
or
Terminus
  Future  
Laytown   DART+
Coastal North 		  Terminus
  Disused railways  
Terminus   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Drogheda-Oldcastle 		  Duleek
Laytown   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Dublin-Dundalk (Line Open) 		  Dunleer
Line open, station closed
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