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Merrion railway station

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Merrion
Iarnród Éireann
The old station building
General information
LocationMerrion Road
Merrion, Dublin
Ireland
Coordinates53°18′57″N 6°12′15″W / 53.31574°N 6.20425°W / 53.31574; -6.20425
Owned byCIÉ Railways Division
Operated byCIÉ Railways Division
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Original companyDublin and Kingstown Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
January 1835Station opens
30 August 1862Station closes
5 April 1882Station reopens
1 October 1901Station closes a second time
5 March 1928Station reopens
July 1929Station closes a third time
August 1930Station reopens
September 1935Station finally closes

Merrion is a former railway station in Dublin.[1] The disused station building lies to the immediate south of Merrion Gates in Merrion on the DART line. The station originally opened in early 1835,[1] shortly after the completion of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway line.[2] It closed in 1935.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, Stephen (1997). Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland. Midland Publishing. ISBN 9781857800449.
  2. ^ "Merrion". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Merrion" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 January 2010.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sydney Parade
Line and station open
  Dublin and Kingstown Railway   Booterstown
Line and station open