Seapoint railway station

Seapoint Rinn na Mara
A DART 8100 class at Seapoint.
General information
Location	Seapoint Avenue Blackrock, Dublin, A94 YN88 Ireland
Coordinates	53°17′57″N 6°09′54″W / 53.29910°N 6.16505°W / 53.29910; -6.16505
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SEAPT
Fare zone	Suburban 2
History
Opened	1 July 1862 (as Monkstown and Seapoint)
Original company	Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
Pre-grouping	Dublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1863	Station renamed Seapoint
1983	Station upgraded
2006	Station refurbished
Location

Seapoint railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Rinn na Mara) serves the locality of Seapoint, between Blackrock and Salthill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

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History

Seapoint station as viewed from the Martello Tower when it first opened.

The station opened on 1 July 1862 and was originally called Monkstown & Seapoint, though the following year this was changed to just Seapoint.^[1] It was upgraded and electrified in 1984 with the arrival of DART services.

Transport services

There is no direct public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stops are on Monkstown Road, located 450 m from the station, which are served by the following:

Dublin Bus Routes:

• 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown. Route 7 provides a connection to the Luas Green Line terminus at Bride's Glen
• 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill, via Blackrock (Friday & Saturday only)

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland

References

1. "Seapoint station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2007.

External links

• Irish Rail Seapoint Station Website

Preceding station	Iarnród Éireann			Following station
Blackrock		DART		Salthill & Monkstown