Howth station ( ; ), is a railway station in

Fingal Fingal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which ...

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Howth Howth ( ; ; ) is a peninsular village and outer suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The district as a whole occupies the greater part of the peninsula of Howth Head, which forms the northern boundary of Dublin Bay, and includes the ...

village and one side of

Howth Head Howth Head ( ; ''Ceann Bhinn Éadair'' in Irish) is a peninsula northeast of the city of Dublin in Ireland, within the governance of Fingal County Council. Entry to the headland is at Sutton while the village of Howth and the harbour are on t ...

History

The station opened on 30 May 1847. The Howth tram ran between here and Sutton railway station (all the way around

) until 1959. Within the station buildings (although not accessible from the platforms) are a bar and restaurant and a

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Operations

Howth is a two-platform terminal station. Due to the lack of a run-round or turntable facility, on the rare occasion that a locomotive-hauled train arrives (such as on a railtour), a second locomotive must follow the train light engine from Dublin to haul the train back from Howth. The ticket office is open from 05:45-00:30 AM, Monday to Sunday.

Train Services

From Monday to Saturday, a DART train leaves the station towards the City Centre via Dublin Connolly every 15 to 40 minutes, with the last train departing Howth at 23:55. On Sundays, the intervals between trains increase to 20 to 45 minutes.

Bus Services

Both the H3 and Route 6 buses are operated by Dublin Bus. The H3 bus visits the station on average twice an hour in each direction, except on Sundays. The Route 6 bus runs hourly from the station, connecting Howth to the city centre.

Gallery

File:Howth-sign.jpg, Station Sign () File:HowthStation.jpg, Station platform features File:Howthstationfront.jpg, Station front in June 2014 File:Howthbranchend.jpg, The end of the line in June 2014 File:Howth train station.jpg, A train at howth 6 March 2024 File:DART test train, Howth - geograph.org.uk - 1606089.jpg, A two-car set (8301 and 8101) is awaiting departure from Howth station 2 May 1983 File:Trains at Howth Station - geograph.org.uk - 4277118.jpg, The end of the line 17 May 2014 File:Steam excursion at Howth Station - geograph.org.uk - 4277121.jpg, Steam excursion at Howth Station 17th of May 2014 File:Train approaching Howth station - geograph.org.uk - 2438824.jpg, One of CIE's 201 class diesel locomotives approaching Howth Station 3rd of August 1980

References

External links

Irish Rail Howth Station website

{{Railway stations served by Iarnród Éireann

Railway Station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

Iarnród Éireann stations in Fingal Railway stations in Fingal Buildings listed on the Fingal Record of Protected Structures Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1847