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The Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) is part of the suburban railway network

Dublin Suburban Rail

The Dublin Suburban Rail network, , is a railway network that serves the city of Dublin, Ireland, most of the Greater Dublin Area and outlying towns...

in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay

Dublin Bay

Dublin Bay is a C-shaped inlet of the Irish Sea on the east coast of Ireland. The bay is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and 7 km in length to its apex at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south...

on the Trans-Dublin

Trans-Dublin

The Trans-Dublin is a railway route serving the city of Dublin and its surrounding areas. The route is used primarily by the DART service, and runs north-south along the east coast of Ireland. The route is divided into two parts over two different railway lines:*Belfast to Dublin main line - This...

route, from Greystones

Greystones

Greystones is a coastal town and small seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on Ireland’s east coast, south of Bray and south of Dublin , with a population in the region of 15,000....

in County Wicklow

County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...

, through Dublin to Howth

Howth

Howth is an area in Fingal County near Dublin city in Ireland. Originally just a small fishing village, Howth with its surrounding rural district is now a busy suburb of Dublin, with a mix of dense residential development and wild hillside, all on the peninsula of Howth Head. The only...

and Malahide

Malahide

Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-like centre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.-Name:...

in County Dublin

County Dublin

County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...

.

Trains are powered via a 1500V

Volt

The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...

Direct current

Direct current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...

overhead catenary

Overhead lines

Overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point...

along part of the Irish Rail Network, all of which is Irish Broad Gauge. The national rail operator, Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann is the national railway system operator of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann . It operates all internal intercity, commuter and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the...

(IE), administers the DART system. On its inception in 1984, the DART was operated by Coras Iompair Éireann

Córas Iompair Éireann

Córas Iompair Éireann , or CIÉ, is a statutory corporation of the Irish state, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the...

(CIÉ) of which IE is now a subsidiary. Part of the DART route, from the city centre to Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire or Dún Laoire , sometimes anglicised as "Dunleary" , is a suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland, about twelve kilometres south of Dublin city centre. It is the county town of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County and a major port of entry from Great Britain...

, is of historic note — it was the first railway in Ireland, opening as the Dublin and Kingstown Railway

Dublin and Kingstown Railway

The Dublin and Kingstown Railway , which opened in 1834, was Ireland’s first railway. It linked Westland Row in Dublin with Kingstown Harbour’s West Pier in County Dublin.-History:...

on 17 December 1834. The DART forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail

Dublin Suburban Rail

The Dublin Suburban Rail network, , is a railway network that serves the city of Dublin, Ireland, most of the Greater Dublin Area and outlying towns...

network.

Development and redevelopment of the DART

The original DART service, created in 1984, ran from Howth

Howth

which is north-east of Dublin, through the city centre stations of Connolly, Tara Street, and Pearse, and south to Bray

Bray

Bray is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a busy urban centre and seaside resort, with a population of 31,901 making it the fourth largest in Ireland as of the 2006 census...

in County Wicklow. This remained the route for some 15 years, until the extension by one stop further south to the town of Greystones

Greystones

, and north from Howth Junction & Donaghmede by two stops further along the Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

main line to Portmarnock

Portmarnock

Portmarnock is a small suburban village to the north of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the administrative county of Fingal.-Location:Portmarnock lies on the coast and, owing to its proximity to Dublin city, is a form of dormitory village north-northeast of the city centre...

and Malahide

Malahide

.

Through south Dublin, from Pearse Station to Dun Laoghaire, the DART runs over Ireland's oldest railway, dating from 1834. For most of its route south of the city centre, the DART hugs the coast closely, and the scenic views over Dublin bay make it a popular tourist attraction.

In the early 1980s, in preparation for electrification, two new stations were added. Sandymount

Sandymount

Sandymount is a coastal seaside suburb in Dublin 4 on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It is in the Dublin South East Dáil constituency and the East Pembroke Ward. It was once part of Pembroke Township, which took its name from the fact that this area was part of the estate of the Earl of...

station at Sandymount Avenue

Sandymount Avenue, Dublin

Sandymount Avenue joins Merrion Road to Gilford Road in Sandymount, Dublin. Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing. It is a residential area....

was opened on the site where a station had previously stood, and Salthill was built near the site of the original Kingstown railway terminus, between Seapoint

Seapoint

Seapoint is a small seafront area between Blackrock and Monkstown in Dublin in the Dún Laoghaire local authority area. It is best known for its beach and bathing areas, beside a Martello Tower on the Dublin Bay seashore....

and Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire

. At the time of the electrification work from 1981–82, the former branch to Dun Laoghaire pier used by ferry passengers was disconnected as the main track would have had to have been lowered in order to fit the overhead power cables under road bridges in Dun Laoghaire; some ten years later a new passenger ferry terminal was built immediately adjacent to the main Dun Laoghaire station.Its busiest day was July 4, 1996, when 250,000 people went to Dun Laoghaire to visit the US naval carrier, the USS John F Kennedy.

Fleet

A mixed fleet of electric multiple-unit trains provides the service:

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number	Routes operated	Built
Class	Image	Type	km/h	mph	Number	Routes operated	Built
8100 Class CIE 8100 Class The CIÉ 8100 class were the first electrical multiple units used on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit system. Built by GEC and LHB in 1983/84, they are two-car units, and were the only units used on the DART before the arrival of the 8200 Class. 40 two car sets were delivered, numbered 8101/8301 to...		Electric Multiple Unit Electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...	100	62	38	Greystones-Malahide/Howth	1984
8200 Class (withdrawn) IE 8200 Class The Iarnród Éireann 8200 Class electrical multiple units were built for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit . The units are two-car sets, of which there are five. They are numbered in the sequence 8201+8401, etc... The units first entered service in 2000...		Electric Multiple Unit Electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...	100	62	5	Greystones-Malahide/Howth	1999
8500 Class IE 8500 Class The 8500, 8510 and 8520 classes are three related types of EMU used by Iarnrod Eireann on the DART network in Dublin. The total fleet numbers a total of 17 four-car trains, all of which were constructed by the Tokyu Car Corporation.-8500 Class:...		Electric Multiple Unit Electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...	110	68	4	Greystones-Malahide/Howth	2000
8510 Class		Electric Multiple Unit Electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...	110	68	3	Greystones-Malahide/Howth	2002
8520 Class		Electric Multiple Unit Electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...	110	68	10	Greystones-Malahide/Howth	2004

As of 2010, DARTs run at a frequency of every 15 minutes between Howth Junction and Bray off peak, with an extension to Greystones every half hour, and a reduced frequency on Sundays. Extra trains run at peak times to the city centre. Trains north of Howth Junction split unevenly between Malahide and Howth, with Malahide DARTs being supplemented by Northern Commuter

Dublin Suburban Rail

The Dublin Suburban Rail network, , is a railway network that serves the city of Dublin, Ireland, most of the Greater Dublin Area and outlying towns...

trains, however there is not a regular service pattern on either branch from one hour to the next.

Trains normally run coupled as six- or eight-car trains in the peak periods, typically between 07:00-09:30 and 17:00-18:30, and as four-car trains at other times. The four car sets typically operate with an 8200 Class unit to make a six-car train. Work is currently under way to allow the original 8100 Class sets to work in tandem with the newer sets. Forty two-car units were purchased initially – two were subsequently lost in a depot fire in 2001. The DART now carries more than 80,000 passengers daily. During 2003-5, development works were undertaken to lengthen platforms and improve disabled access at suburban stations and to upgrade the power grid. This enabled the lengthening of most peak time trains from 6 to 8 cars to reduce overcrowding.

Service

A single person drives each train from a cab in the leading carriage. All trains have automatic sliding doors under the control of the driver. All trains in the Dublin suburban area including the DART are monitored and regulated by a Central Traffic Control

Centralized traffic control

Centralized traffic control is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America and centralizes train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that...

(CTC) facility based in Connolly Station, known as Suburban CTC. Passenger information in the form of electronic information displays on each platform is updated in real time based on the progress of trains. Automatic PA

Public address

A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...

announcements are made in case of delays - these announcements are tailored to each station. Due to extensive computer automation the main control room only needs a staff of four people: two signallers, one with responsibility for level crossings, an electrical control officer (ECO), who supervises the electrical power supply equipment and an overall supervisor. Normally only the main CTC control room is staffed, but back-up local control rooms are also provided, allowing services to continue in the event of serious technical problems.

Journeys require a ticket to be purchased before starting. As of 2010, a one-way adult ticket costs between €1.35 and €4.30, depending on distance travelled. To gain access to the platform passengers must pass through a turnstile that requires a valid ticket — the underside of the ticket is automatically printed with the date, time and a 3-digit code representing the station in which the ticket was validated. Ticket checks on the trains themselves are relatively rare and mainly occur off-peak. Generally, a member of staff checks tickets on arrival at each destination. Exit validation equipment that requires a valid ticket to open the exit gate exists at stations between Connolly

Dublin Connolly railway station

Dublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station , is one of the main railway stations in Dublin, Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. Opened in 1844 as Amiens Street Station, the ornate facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre...

and Lansdowne Road

Lansdowne Road railway station

Lansdowne Road railway station serves Lansdowne Road in Dublin, Ireland. There is a level crossing because the railway line is almost level to the surrounding land. The station serves the 'white collar' businesses of the Ballsbridge and Upper Baggot Street areas of Dublin 4...

. The main form of fraud prevention remains the initial validation.

DART services begin at 05:40 and finish at 00:25 from Monday to Saturday. On Sunday they begin at 08:53 and finish at 00:19. No DART services run on Christmas Day or the following day, St. Stephen's Day

St. Stephen's Day

St. Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Many Eastern Orthodox churches adhere to the Julian calendar and mark St. Stephen's Day on 27 December according to that calendar, which...

DART's competitors

Iarnród Éireann currently operates a rail monopoly. The only other company to operate on lines in the Republic of Ireland is Northern Ireland Railways

Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland...

, which operates a joint railway service between Dublin and Belfast

Belfast

named Enterprise.

A number of other transport modes are available in Dublin. Apart from the two most popular modes of transport, walking and private vehicle, the CIÉ-owned Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus is a public transport operator in Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of 172 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 18 night routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann which is...

is virtually ubiquitous, running all over the city. As such, it has many routes that run parallel to DART for stretches. However, it does not have any scheduled routes that traverse the entire length of the DART line. As in the rest of Ireland, integration of bus and rail services is very limited though there are some "feeder bus" routes for which it is possible to buy a through ticket valid for both the rail and bus section of the journey. Some types of unlimited travel passes can be purchased which are valid for both rail and Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus

or rail and Luas

Luas

Luas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...

(tram) services but apart from that ticketing is not integrated. Plans by the Railway Procurement Agency

Railway Procurement Agency

Railway Procurement Agency is a State Agency of the Department of Transport in the Republic of Ireland charged with the development of light railway and metro infrastructure...

to introduce comprehensive integrated ticketing

Integrated ticketing

Integrated ticketing allows a person to make a journey that involves transfers within or between different transport modes with a single ticket that is valid for the complete journey, modes being buses, trains, subways, ferries, etc...

have made slow progress.

The Luas

Luas

light rail system, which partially integrates with the DART at Connolly Station, is not seen as a competitor, as neither of its routes run along similar routes to DART.

Future

Under the Irish Government's Transport 21

Transport 21

Transport 21 is an Irish infrastructure plan, announced in November 2005. It aims to greatly expand Ireland's transport network. A cost estimate of €34 billion was attached to the plan at the time....

investment programme, the DART is to be extended with a new tunnel under the city from Heuston Station to the new Docklands station

Docklands railway station

Docklands Station is a new railway station serving the Dublin Docklands area in Ireland owned by Córas Iompair Éireann planned as part of the Government Transport 21 initiative....

in Spencer Dock

Spencer Dock

Spencer Dock is a location within North Wall, Dublin, Ireland. The dockland area was originally part of the end of the Royal Canal, which still reaches the River Liffey here...

. This tunnel, known as the Interconnector

Interconnector (rail tunnel)

DART Underground , previously known as the Interconnector, is a planned railway tunnel in Ireland, projected to run under the city centre of Dublin. The tunnel would allow for the expansion of the electrified DART and the Dublin Suburban Rail network, and connect Heuston Station with Pearse Station...

or DART Underground, will allow DART services to run from Celbridge

Celbridge

Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is west of Dublin. As a town within the Dublin Metropolitan Area and the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads....

/Hazelhatch

Hazelhatch

Hazelhatch is an area on the border between County Kildare and County Dublin in Ireland. It is located approximately halfway between Celbridge and Newcastle. It is located on the R405 regional road. The Grand Canal passes through the area, and Hazelhatch is one of the places of recreational...

to Heuston Station to St. Stephen's Green

St. Stephen's Green

St Stephen's Green is a city centre public park in Dublin, Ireland. The park is adjacent to one of Dublin's main shopping streets, Grafton Street, and to a shopping centre named for it, while on its surrounding streets are the offices of a number of public bodies and the city terminus of one of...

to Spencer Dock

Spencer Dock

Spencer Dock is a location within North Wall, Dublin, Ireland. The dockland area was originally part of the end of the Royal Canal, which still reaches the River Liffey here...

and on to Balbriggan

Balbriggan

Balbriggan is a town in the northern part of the administrative county of Fingal, within County Dublin, Ireland. The 2006 census population was 15,559 for Balbriggan and its environs.- Name :...

. The existing DART line will be modified to run from Bray

Bray

Bray is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a busy urban centre and seaside resort, with a population of 31,901 making it the fourth largest in Ireland as of the 2006 census...

to Maynooth

Maynooth

Maynooth is a town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to a branch of the National University of Ireland, a Papal University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St. Patrick's College...

. These two lines will have an interchange at Pearse Station.

Interconnector

The Irish Government has ambitious plans to significantly expand the DART service to the west of the city under Transport 21

Transport 21

so as to provide a far superior transport system for Dublin. A crucial part of this plan is the Interconnector

Interconnector (rail tunnel)

rail tunnel under Dublin City, which will provide for the electrification of the remainder of the commuter rail network. It will also significantly expand the DART service to the west of the city which will involve carving the existing north-south line into two different services, each running to the west from the city centre. The Interconnector rail project, by tunnelling through the heart of Dublin will allow for a much more effective integration with other elements of Dublin's transport system once complete.

DART Line 1

The southern portion of the existing DART line would branch west after Connolly Station to run onto the Western Commuter line, which will be electrified as far as Maynooth

Maynooth

. The branch to Navan

Navan

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will also be electrifed as far as Dunboyne

Dunboyne

Dunboyne is a town in County Meath in Ireland. For the most part, it is a dormitory town for the city of Dublin.-Location:Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the old Maynooth Road ....

, which will provide an intensive commuter service to these destinations.

DART Line 2

The northern portion of the DART line (North of Connolly Station) will be linked using the Interconnector to the Kildare line via Docklands station at Spencer Dock

Spencer Dock

Spencer Dock is a location within North Wall, Dublin, Ireland. The dockland area was originally part of the end of the Royal Canal, which still reaches the River Liffey here...

and Heuston Station. This strategic tunnel would link the DART directly with existing LUAS

Luas

light rail lines, hundreds of bus routes, planned Metro lines and extend the high frequency DART service to the Kildare commuter line. A DART service originating from the Northside (i.e. Howth) would divert to the Docklands and from there through a tunnel to Heuston station in order to continue service on the Kildare line. In April 2009, it was announced that an electrification project would extend the DART as far as Drogheda

Drogheda

Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....

Future fleet

In October 2008, Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann

announced plans for a massive expansion of the DART fleet, with a €

Euro

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900 million order for a total of 432 individual EMU cars for delivery between 2011-12.

DART stations

One of the best-known stations is at Lansdowne Road

Lansdowne Road

Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts...

, the home of the Irish Rugby Football Union

Irish Rugby Football Union

The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...

(IRFU) and the venue for Irish rugby and soccer international matches. Further south, the train stops at Sydney Parade

Sydney Parade Avenue

Sydney Parade Avenue Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland runs from the land formerly known as Ailesbury Park opposite the Merrion Centre at the Merrion Road end, to the sea of Dublin Bay at the Strand Road....

, a street of some Georgian and many Edwardian and Victorian redbrick houses in the Dublin embassy belt.

List of DART stations

North of Howth Junction

Malahide

Malahide railway station

Malahide railway station serves Malahide in Fingal . It was built by George Papworth for the Dublin and Drogheda Railway and opened on 25 May 1844....

, Portmarnock

Portmarnock railway station

Portmarnock railway station serves Portmarnock in County Dublin.The station opened on 25 May 1844.- External links :*...

, Clongriffin

Northeast of Howth Junction

Howth

Howth railway station

Howth DART station , opened on 30 May 1847, serves Howth Head and the harbour town of Howth in County Dublin, Ireland, in the administration of Fingal...

, Sutton

Sutton railway station, Republic of Ireland

Sutton railway station serves the village and district of Sutton, and is also accessible from Baldoyle in County Dublin. The station opened on 30 July 1846. The Howth tram ran between here and Howth railway station until 1959.It is on the coastal road from Sutton to Baldoyle, near Sutton Golf...

, Bayside

Bayside railway station

Bayside DART station serves the district of Bayside and Baldoyle in County Dublin. It has an island platform accessible by pedestrian subways.The station opened on 11 June 1973.- External links :*...

South of Howth Junction

Howth Junction & Donaghmede

Howth Junction railway station

Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin. It is located where the Dublin-Belfast railway line and Dublin-Malahide line separates from the Dublin-Howth line. It is located in Donaghmede....

, Kilbarrack

Kilbarrack railway station

Kilbarrack railway station , in Kilbarrack, a suburb of Dublin city, serves Kilbarrack and parts of Raheny and Donaghmede.The station opened on 1 June 1969.-External links:* *...

, Raheny

Raheny railway station

Raheny railway station , opened on 25 May 1844, at the establishment of the Dublin-Drogheda line, serves the village and core of the district of Raheny in Dublin...

, Harmonstown

Harmonstown railway station

Harmonstown railway station , opened on 27 January 1957, is a DART stop, serving the locality of Harmonstown and the nearer parts of Artane and Raheny in Dublin. The small station, which has no parking, is located on the rail bridge between Harmonstown Road and the Ennafort / Cill Eanna part of...

, Killester

Killester railway station

Killester railway station serves the suburb of Killester, as well as parts of Artane, in Dublin.The original station opened on 1 October 1845 but closed after two years, re-opening on a new site about further north in 1923.-External links:* *...

, Clontarf Road

Clontarf Road railway station

Clontarf Road railway station is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland, on the DART commuter rail line.-Location:It is located at the south-western end of Clontarf Road on Dublin's Northside, on the border between Clontarf and Fairview, and serves people living and working in those areas, as well...

, Connolly

South of the River Liffey
River Liffey
The Liffey is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water, and a range of recreational opportunities.-Name:The river was previously named An Ruirthech,...

Tara Street

Tara Street railway station

Tara Street is the 3rd busiest railway station in Ireland , with over 25,000 passengers using it daily. The station is arguably the closest station to the Dublin city centre and certainly is the closest to O'Connell Bridge....

, Pearse, Grand Canal Dock

Grand Canal Dock railway station

Grand Canal Dock railway station serves the Grand Canal Dock area in Dublin, Ireland. Like several stations in central Dublin, it is elevated above street level, with steps leading down to Barrow Street in South Lotts , near Google's European headquarters. The station has three platforms....

, Lansdowne Road

Lansdowne Road railway station

, Sandymount

Sandymount railway station

Sandymount railway station serves Sandymount and Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland. The station is staffed seven days a week and has two platforms, both fully accessible via ramps....

, Sydney Parade

Sydney Parade railway station

Sydney Parade Railway Station is located at Sydney Parade Avenue in Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland.The station opened in January 1835 as a halt on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. In 1852, it was upgraded to a full station with the construction of shelters, stone platforms, and a footbridge.The...

, Booterstown

Booterstown railway station

Booterstown railway station serves Booterstown in County Dublin, Ireland.The station is located on the coast, bordering the bird sanctuary of Booterstown marsh to the west and southeast. The road linking the station to the main road runs to the southwest, with a car park beside it.The station...

, Blackrock

Blackrock railway station

Blackrock railway station serves Blackrock in County Dublin, Ireland.The station opened on 17 December 1834.The station is served by the 7, 7a, 8, 17, 45 and 114 buses....

, Seapoint

Seapoint

, Salthill & Monkstown

Salthill and Monkstown railway station

Salthill and Monkstown railway station serves the areas of Salthill and Monkstown in County Dublin, Ireland. It is situated in between Seapoint and Dun Laoghaire DART stations. The station has a car park, automated ticket machines and vending machines.The original Salthill station opened in May...

, Dún Laoghaire

Dun Laoghaire railway station

Dún Laoghaire/Mallin railway station , serves Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin, Ireland.The station has been named Mallin Station since 1966, after Michael Mallin, although it is usually referred to simply as Dún Laoghaire. It features two through platforms and one terminal platform...

, Sandycove & Glasthule

Sandycove and Glasthule railway station

Sandycove and Glasthule railway station serves the suburban areas of Sandycove and Glasthule south of Dun Laoghaire in County Dublin, Ireland. The building is on a bridge as the rail line is in a cutting...

, Glenageary

Glenageary railway station

Glenageary railway station serves Glenageary in County Dublin, Ireland.The station opened on 1 November 1867. It is beside the metals which is a cycling route that goes to Dun Laoghaire. - References :...

, Dalkey

Dalkey railway station

Dalkey railway station serves Dalkey in County Dublin, Ireland.The station was opened on 10 July 1854 and was closed for goods traffic on 30 March 1964. It was preceded by Dalkey Atmospheric Railway station which opened on 29 March 1844 and closed on 12 April 1854....

, Killiney

Killiney railway station

Killiney railway station serves Killiney in County Dublin, Ireland. Entrance to the station is via Station Road, Killiney.The present station opened on 6 May 1882 as Killiney & Ballybrack and replaced separate stations at Killiney and Ballybrack, the Ballybrack suffix was dropped in 1921...

, Shankill

Shankill railway station

Shankill railway station serves Shankill, Dublin in County Dublin, Ireland. It is served by DART light suburban rail services, and at peak times it is served by commuter trains. It is not served by Inter City services....

, Bray

Bray Daly Station

Bray Daly Station is a railway station serving Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland.-DART:From the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit service until its extension to Greystones in 2000, Bray Daly station served as the terminus for the service, and thus a large number of tracks are present just...

, Greystones

Greystones railway station

Greystones railway station serves Greystones in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is the southern terminus of the DART electrified rail network, and is not served by all DART trains. Trains had previously terminated at Bray Daly Station. Construction began on the extended service between 1995 and 1999,...

Development and redevelopment of the DART

Fleet

Service

DART's competitors

Future

Interconnector

DART Line 1

DART Line 2

Future fleet

DART stations

List of DART stations

See also