Rail Information
03/09/2010 Irish Rail: Dunboyne (M3) to Dublin commuter rail service OPEN
The Dunboyne (M3) to Dublin commuter rail officially opened on Thursday 2nd Sept and services commenced on Fri 3rd Sept.
• The timetable is available on www.irishrail.ie or click for the 'Timetable'
• The new line branches off the Maynooth line at Clonsilla and serves Dunboyne and M3 Parkway Station, a major park and ride station at the interchange with the M3 north of Dunboyne.
• Journey time from Dunboyne to Dublin are as little as 27 minutes at peak, with a 31 minute journey time from M3 Parkway Station to Dublin.
• The service is operated by Commuter trains, and services run to and from Docklands Station on weekdays, and Connolly Station at weekends. Docklands Station provides easy access to the entire Docklands area, including the southside via the Samuel Beckett Bridge, and also allows for easy connections with Route 151 on Dublin Bus and Luas Red Line services.
The new M3 Parkway station features a 1,200 space car park, the largest park and ride facility in the country. There are 300 car park spaces at Dunboyne Station.
• A third new station will be provided at Hansfield, a developer led station, providing infrastructure for the Hansfield strategic development zone (SDZ). This station will be subsequently opened when a new link road to allow access to the station is completed by the developer.
• The Clonsilla to Navan line was closed in 1963. Dunboyne has not been served by rail since 1947 when the station closed.
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